braking distance

noun

The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest

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Meanings

nounbraking distance (plural braking distances)

plural braking distances

  1. The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest

Translations

Catalan distància de frenada
  • distància de frenadabraking distance
Dutch remafstand
  • remafstandbraking distance
Finnish jarrutusmatka
  • jarrutusmatkabraking distance
French distance de freinage
  • distance de freinagebraking distance
German Bremsweg
  • Bremswegbraking distance
Italian spazio di frenata
  • spazio di frenatabraking distance
Norwegian Bokmål bremselengde
  • bremselengdebraking distance
Polish droga hamowania
  • droga hamowaniabraking distance
Portuguese distância de travagem
  • distância de travagembraking distance
Russian тормозно́й путь
  • тормозно́й путь (tormoznój putʹ)braking distance
Spanish distancia de frenado
  • distancia de frenadobraking distance
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APA

braking distance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking%20distance

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“braking distance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking%20distance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braking distance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking%20distance.

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