"driving band" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Military, Weapons
    Sense id: en-driving_band-en-noun-MGqAw4i8 Disambiguation of Weapons: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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