"stopping distance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stopping distances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stopping distance (plural stopping distances)
  1. The distance that is the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance. Translations (sum of the thinking and braking distances): pysähtymismatka (Finnish)

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