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braking distance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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Across languages

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: distància de frenada — braking distance
  • Dutch: remafstand — braking distance
  • Finnish: jarrutusmatka — braking distance
  • French: distance de freinage — braking distance
  • German: Bremsweg — braking distance
  • Italian: spazio di frenata — braking distance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bremselengde — braking distance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bremselengd — braking distance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bremselengde — braking distance
  • Polish: droga hamowania — braking distance
  • Portuguese: distância de travagem — braking distance
  • Russian: тормозно́й путь (tormoznój putʹ) — braking distance
  • Spanish: distancia de frenado — braking distance