"driving band" meaning in All languages combined

See driving band on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: driving bands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} driving band (plural driving bands)
  1. (military) 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.
    Sense id: en-driving_band-en-noun-MGqAw4i8 Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. A band or strap that communicates motion from one machine, or part of a machine, to another.
    Sense id: en-driving_band-en-noun-BY38jkBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Weapons: 38 62

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