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Ground clearance

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002661

The minimum distance between the lowest point of a vehicle's chassis or undercarriage and the surface on which it rests. This measurement indicates a vehicle's ability to traverse uneven terrain without scraping its underside. It is a key specification for off-road vehicles, where values often exceed 200 millimeters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002661
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
Synonymsride height
TranslationsGerman: Bodenfreiheit; Spanish: altura libre al suelo; French: garde au sol
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002661",
  "term": "Ground clearance",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The minimum distance between the lowest point of a vehicle's chassis or undercarriage and the surface on which it rests. This measurement indicates a vehicle's ability to traverse uneven terrain without scraping its underside. It is a key specification for off-road vehicles, where values often exceed 200 millimeters.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ride height"
  ],
  "subject": "Automotive",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bodenfreiheit",
    "es": "altura libre al suelo",
    "fr": "garde au sol"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ground-clearance/"
}

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