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  2. Overhang (vehicles) - Wikipedia

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    Rear overhang may present a problem in large vehicles such as buses. Long rear overhang would require the driver to pay attention to nearby vehicles when turning at 90 degrees. Since the rear overhang is outside the wheelbase, it may hit a vehicle in the adjacent lane, especially when turning 90 degrees right (in a right-hand drive country).

  3. Glossary of automotive design - Wikipedia

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    The distance the car's body extends beyond the wheelbase at the front (front overhang) and rear (rear overhang). In car style design terms, this is the amount of body that is beyond the wheels or wheel arches. In general, the sum of the front and rear overhangs is equal to the overall length minus the wheelbase.

  4. Overhang - Wikipedia

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    Overhang may refer to: Debt overhang, a fiscal situation of a government; Market overhang, a concept in marketing; Monetary overhang, a phenomenon where people have money holdings due to the lack of ability to spend them; Overhang seat, a constituency seat in excess of a party's entitlement

  5. Approach and departure angles - Wikipedia

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    [1] It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the front overhang. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Departure angle is its counterpart at the rear of the vehicle – the maximum ramp angle from which the car can descend without damage.

  6. Breakover angle - Wikipedia

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    β° = Breakover angle; C = Underside of chassis; W = Wheel; G = Ground; M = Midpoint of wheelbase Example of a vehicle at a significant breakover angle.. Breakover angle or rampover angle is the maximum possible supplementary angle (usually expressed in degrees) that a vehicle, with at least one forward wheel and one rear wheel, can drive over without the apex of that angle touching any point ...

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    Lord Bird said people face slipping into poverty and homelessness.

  8. Flying freehold - Wikipedia

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    These concerns mean that mortgage lenders and other finance providers usually want more detail on the property before approving mortgages etc. The approach by lenders varies greatly. Some lenders are wary of flying freeholds while others appreciate that this is a common occurrence (particularly in older terrace properties) and act accordingly.

  9. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Rear vault A vault of the internal hood of a doorway or window to which a splay has been given on the reveal, sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a small rib known as the scoinson rib, and a further development is given by angle shafts carrying this rib, known as scoinson shafts.