brakepath
nounUK /ˈbreɪk.pɑːθ/
US /ˈbreɪk.pæθ/
The distance a car or bike travels while it is slowing down to stop.
The wet road made the car's brakepath much longer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The route or lane used by a vehicle to slow down safely.
Trucks use the long brakepath on the hill to slow down.
3. In engineering, the track along which a braking mechanism moves.
The engineer checked the brakepath of the machine for wear.
4. The time or space needed to bring a process to a halt.
The project's brakepath was short once funding stopped.