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breakover

breakover

9.0
The angle at which a vehicle's bottom may hit the ground when crossing a ridge
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪkˌoʊvər/
  • Specialized
: ángulo de ruptura
  • The truck's high breakover angle allows it to cross steep ridges without scraping the underside.

Examples

  • A low breakover can cause a car to get stuck when driving over sharp crests.

  • Off-road vehicles are designed with a greater breakover to handle rough terrain more effectively.

  • The vehicle's breakover is crucial for off-road driving.

  • Can you tell me the breakover angle?

  • The truck's high breakover angle allows it to cross steep ridges without scraping the underside.

  • Off-road vehicles are designed with a greater breakover to handle rough terrain more effectively.

  • A low breakover can cause a car to get stuck when driving over sharp crests.

Antonyms

clearance
13 4.2

The amount of space between two things so they do not touch

Surface Forms

breakover singular
breakovers plural

Morphology

breakover = break (semi-transparent) = over + break

The components 'break' + 'over' are recognizable, but the sense 'angle where a vehicle may touch a crest' is a specialized technical usage not directly inferable by an average learner. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Breakover comes from the parts break and over. Think of a vehicle's belly trying to 'break over' the top of a ridge — the breakover is the angle where its underside may touch the ground.