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driving wheel

noun

  1. Machinery. a main wheel that communicates motion to others.
  2. Also called driver. Railroads. one of the wheels of a locomotive that transmits the power of an engine or motor into tractive effort.

driving wheel

noun

  1. a wheel, esp a gear wheel, that causes other wheels to rotate
  2. any wheel of a vehicle that transforms torque into a tractive force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of driving wheel1

First recorded in 1830–40

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