The Collaborative International Dictionary
Driving \Driv"ing\, a.
Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
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Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive.
Driving box (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of Locomotive.
Driving note (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.
Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. [Eng.]
--Weale.Driving wheel (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; -- called also, simply, driver. See Illust. of Locomotive.
Usage examples of "driving box".
He might have said more, except that at that moment there was a polite tap on the wall of the driving box behind them.
Harris, his coachman, was up on the driving box, while Lord John's groom and valet were bringing on the saddle horses behind.
Then it was, while her lover's hand was moving towards the pistol hidden beneath his coat, that Benita, with a quick movement, emerged from the waggon in which she crouched, and stood up at his side upon the driving box.