road/ground clearance
noun
: distance above the ground
The car has a road/ground clearance of seven inches.
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Other than the Tremor’s greater ground clearance, the Expedition’s dimensions are essentially unchanged.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
The Fury’s developers wisely emphasized mobility, and gave their ’bot big wheels, a low center of gravity and a high chassis with plenty of ground clearance.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The approach angle is 33.9 degrees, breakover is 25.3 degrees and departure angle is 24.3 degrees while ground clearance is 9.6-inches.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Smart Adventure further upgrades the base chassis with a four-wheel air suspension that delivers up to 6 in (15 cm) of height adjustment for better off-road ground clearance and a lower (i.e. as-low-as-possible-with-that-giant-roof) on-road stance, plus automatic leveling.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2024
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
The Fury’s developers wisely emphasized mobility, and gave their ’bot big wheels, a low center of gravity and a high chassis with plenty of ground clearance.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The approach angle is 33.9 degrees, breakover is 25.3 degrees and departure angle is 24.3 degrees while ground clearance is 9.6-inches.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Smart Adventure further upgrades the base chassis with a four-wheel air suspension that delivers up to 6 in (15 cm) of height adjustment for better off-road ground clearance and a lower (i.e. as-low-as-possible-with-that-giant-roof) on-road stance, plus automatic leveling.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2024
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“Road/ground clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%2Fground%20clearance. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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