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driving bands

driving bands is the plural of driving band.

Meaning of driving band

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.

Questions about driving bands

What is driving bands the plural of?
Driving bands is the plural of driving band.

Words near driving bands in the dictionary

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

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