Beneath the snow, and after we had left it behind, the road was as greasy as vaseline, as steep as a scenic railway, and often not a yard wider than the lorry’s wheelbase.
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Wheelbase
Synonyms for "wheelbase" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
axle distance
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
axle spacingchassis length
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
drive wheel distancewheelbase length
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
3 entrieslong wheelbaseshort wheelbasestandard wheelbase
Collocations
6 entriesaxle distancelong wheelbaseshort wheelbasewheelbase lengthwheelbase measurementwheelbase parameter
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entrieswheelbase lengthwheelbase measurement
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Southern acquired them because the little Class "B4" 0-4-0 tanks were finding heavy modern rolling stock more and more of a handful, and at war's end the railway had nothing of suitable power but short wheelbase on its books to take their place on the more tortuous of the dock lines.
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He thought the types of wagons planned (short-wheelbase types) needed reassessment.
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