turn radius
Steering circle size
Turn radius is the space needed for a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft to complete a turn—specifically, the radius of the smallest circle it can trace.
A car with a tight turn radius maneuvers easily in parking lots; a ship with a wide turn radius needs considerable sea room.
The measurement matters for everything from wheelchair accessibility to fighter jet dogfights.
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- power steeringAssisted vehicle directional control
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- pivotPoint of rotation
- arcCurved line segment
tight · tight squeeze · wide · cornering · inside lane · maneuver · parallel parking · circle · sweep · swing · lock · angle · clearance · oversteer · understeer · axle · skid · drift
turn radiuslinear path
Trajectory without deviation
direct route · beeline · as the crow flies · straightaway · straight shot
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