Driv″ing, a. 1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive. — Driving box(Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of Locomotive. — Driving note(Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through. — Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. Weale. — Driving wheel(Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; — called also, simply, driver. See Illust. of Locomotive.