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driving band

driving band noun: a band of soft metal near the base of an artillery shell which is forced into engagement with the gun's rifling upon firing, allowing the rifling to spin up the shell and providing a gastight seal around the base of the shell.

driving band: a band of soft metal near the base of an artillery shell which is forced into engagement with the...
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Noun

driving band (plural driving bands)

  1. A band of soft metal near the base of an artillery shell which is forced into engagement with the gun's rifling upon firing, allowing the rifling to spin up the shell and providing a gastight seal around the base of the shell.
  2. A band or strap that communicates motion from one machine, or part of a machine, to another.

Forms of driving band

pluraldriving bands

Questions about driving band

What does driving band mean?
Driving band means a band of soft metal near the base of an artillery shell which is forced into engagement with the gun's rifling upon firing, allowing the rifling to spin up the shell and providing a gastight seal around the base of the shell.
What part of speech is driving band?
Driving band is a noun.
What is the plural of driving band?
The plural of driving band is driving bands.

Words near driving band in the dictionary

  1. driving at
  2. driving away
  3. driving axle
  4. driving axles
  5. driving back
  6. driving band
  7. driving bands
  8. driving car
  9. driving cars
  10. driving down
  11. driving drunk

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