road/ground clearance
noun
: distance above the ground
The car has a road/ground clearance of seven inches.
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With its 35-inch tires, extreme ground clearance, extreme power, and its sheer outrageous size.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Other stats include several suspension options, more than a foot of ground clearance, the ability to ford 3 feet of water and up to 35-inch tires.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s no plastic or chrome in sight — but there is, for example, enough ground clearance below the pieces for wheelchair users to get close to the furniture, plus raised edges on the dressers and side tables that people can grab onto and that prevent items from falling to the floor.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2024
The only two dimensions with any significant change are the width which grows by 2.6-inches and the ground clearance that is up by 1.4-inches.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Other stats include several suspension options, more than a foot of ground clearance, the ability to ford 3 feet of water and up to 35-inch tires.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s no plastic or chrome in sight — but there is, for example, enough ground clearance below the pieces for wheelchair users to get close to the furniture, plus raised edges on the dressers and side tables that people can grab onto and that prevent items from falling to the floor.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2024
The only two dimensions with any significant change are the width which grows by 2.6-inches and the ground clearance that is up by 1.4-inches.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Road/ground clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%2Fground%20clearance. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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