Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braking distance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: brak-ing dis-tance
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

braking distances (plural)

Phrases

thinking distance stopping distance

Frequently Paired Words

thinking distance stopping distance

Questions

What does braking distance mean?: The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest

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