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wheel⋅base

[hweel-beys, weel-]
–noun Automotive.
the distance from the center of the front-wheel spindle to the center of the rear-wheel axle.

Origin:
1885–90; wheel + base 1
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wheel·base   (hwēl'bās', wēl'-)   
n.  The distance from the center of the front wheel to that of the rear wheel in a motor vehicle, usually expressed in inches.
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