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Significant distance for vehicle with slope underneath
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wheelbase
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.
Wikipedia
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In both road and rail vehicles , the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. For road vehicles with more than two axles (e.g. some trucks), the wheelbase is defined as the distance between the steering (front) axle and ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE long ▪ Undoubtedly a major factor here is the 5ins longer wheelbase and wider front and rear tracks. ▪ On the downside, the long wheelbase means the bike will be slow-steering. ▪ The Metro set the class standard ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle
Usage examples of wheelbase.
A longer wheelbase than earlier models, and electronically controlled air suspension that made even a hundred-mile-per-hour drive through this ugly desert smooth and comfortable.
This particular car was a model 1607 formal, all-weather town car with a wheelbase slightly over 139 inches and a magnifi-cently quiet V-12 engine with 473 cubic inches that Pitt had tweaked to put out 200 horsepower.
The coupe's short wheelbase and tight suspension made the uncontrolled spin less physically punishing than it might have been in another vehicle, but the Chevy beside them separating in sparks both from friction and the sheared powerline feeding the traffic signal was a sight with heart-freezing elements of prophecy.
He then identified the matching left and right tires and measured wheelbases and lengths of the cars they’d come from.
He then identified the matching left and right tires and measured wheelbases and lengths of the cars they'd come from.