stopping power
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The brakes have good stopping power and the pedal effort is easily modulated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
If the brakes’ levers get “really close to your handlebar” when you pull them back to stop, that’s a sign the brakes have lost stopping power and you need to get them checked, Korver said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
Finally, Didion left for Los Angeles, where the essay wraps up so suddenly that the white space arrives with the stopping power you’d meet in an electric fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
And the stopping power has been improved with the inclusion of hydraulic disc brakes with long-lasting ceramic pads.
From The Verge ● Sep. 22, 2021
They were found to be deficient in stopping power, due to their small calibre, and were for the most part sold to Bannerman & Co., of New York.
From A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" by Henry W. Shoemaker
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