wheelbase

wheel·base  (hwlbs, wl-)

n.

The distance from the center of the front wheel to that of the rear wheel in a motor vehicle, usually expressed in inches.

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wheelbase [ˈwiːlˌbeɪs]

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the distance between the front and back axles of a motor vehicle

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The distance between the centers of two consecutive wheels. In the case of vehicles with more than two axles or equivalent systems, the successive wheelbases are all given in the order front to rear of the vehicle.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wheelbase - the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points

Translations

wheelbase [ˈwiːlbeɪs] N → batalla f, distancia f entre ejes

wheelbase [ˈ^hwiːlbeɪs] n → empattement m

wheelbase [ˈwiːlˌbeɪs] n (Aut) → interasse m, passo