The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more especially, the length of this figure between the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either side.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). wheel base. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/wheel_base/definitions/2081567 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "wheel base" http://smartdefine.org/wheel_base/definitions/2081567 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "wheel base" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/wheel_base/definitions/2081567> |