"driving wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: driving wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} driving wheel (plural driving wheels)
  1. (rail transport) On a steam locomotive, a powered wheel driven by the locomotive's pistons or turbine. Wikipedia link: driving wheel Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: driver (english: sense 15) Related terms: driving axle
    Sense id: en-driving_wheel-en-noun-2sj5qsfi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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