English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelbase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wheelbase.wav

Word forms

wheelbase wheelbases

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base English wheelbase From wheel + base.

Derived words

LWB SWB
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