Wheel base

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Fri Dec 23 2005 at 5:22:57

Wheel base.

The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more esp., the length of this figure between the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either side.

 

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