a person or thing that drives.

a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.

a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.

Also called number one wood. Golf . a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.

Machinery .

a part that transmits force or motion.

the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.

Computers . software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.

Railroads . driving wheel ( def. 2 ) .

British . a locomotive engineer.

Audio .

the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.

the entire loudspeaker.

Nautical .

a jib-headed spanker sail.

a designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Compare pusher ( def. 4 ) , spanker ( def. 1b ) .

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passenger

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