stopping distance

American  

[stahp-ing dis-tuhns] / ˈstɑp ɪŋ ˌdɪs təns /

noun

stopping distances plural

1. the distance that a car travels from the time the driver decides to brake until the car comes to a complete stop.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• stopping distances
  plural

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stopping distance

Engineers there are testing speed and position accuracy as well as stopping distance for the cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

When driving in rain, a motorist's stopping distance - in other words, the distance between your vehicle and the car in front - should be at least double the usual gap.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024

In objective testing, Edmunds.com found the Rivian set lofty new pickup records for stopping distance, acceleration and road-holding grip.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021

Find the stopping distance when x = 40 mph .

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

With the overlap system, however, a train may stop at any point in a block section and still have the home signal at a safe stopping distance in the rear of the train.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous