driving wheel
Americannoun
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Machinery. a main wheel that communicates motion to others.
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Also called driver. Railroads. one of the wheels of a locomotive that transmits the power of an engine or motor into tractive effort.
noun
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a wheel, esp a gear wheel, that causes other wheels to rotate
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any wheel of a vehicle that transforms torque into a tractive force
Etymology
Origin of driving wheel
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m so clumsy, I should be nowhere near the driving wheel of a vehicle or the on-button of a power tool.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019
As this happens, throw your weight to the high side of the machine to keep the driving wheel in good contact with the bottom of the bog.
From Time Magazine Archive
And at length Mr. Rochester edges aside, and lets him take the driving wheel.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
On the other, the rear wheel was enlarged and made the driving wheel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
The next proceeding is to move the driving wheel halfway round and try the lead at that end of the stroke.
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