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driving axle

driving axle noun: an axle which transfers power to a powered wheel from an engine, as in a steam locomotive.

Noun

driving axle (plural driving axles)

  1. An axle which transfers power to a powered wheel from an engine, as in a steam locomotive.
    • And what about the cracked driving axles that took a number of the Southern "Merchant Navy" Pacifics out of action and brought various borrowed strangers on to Southern metals, such as V2 2-6-2s from the Eastern Region?1961 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 154

Forms of driving axle

pluraldriving axles
alternative formdrive axle

Questions about driving axle

What does driving axle mean?
Driving axle means an axle which transfers power to a powered wheel from an engine, as in a steam locomotive.
What part of speech is driving axle?
Driving axle is a noun.
What is the plural of driving axle?
The plural of driving axle is driving axles.

Words near driving axle in the dictionary

  1. driving a stake through its heart
  2. driving a wedge
  3. driving a wedge between
  4. driving at
  5. driving away
  6. driving axle
  7. driving axles
  8. driving back
  9. driving band
  10. driving bands
  11. driving car

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