Meanings
nounstopping distance (plural stopping distances)
plural stopping distances
- The distance that is the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance.
Translations
Finnish pysähtymismatka
- pysähtymismatkasum of the thinking and braking distances
German Anhalteweg
- Anhaltewegsum of the thinking and braking distances
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APA
stopping distance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stopping%20distance
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“stopping distance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stopping%20distance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stopping distance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stopping%20distance.
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