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Meaning of high center | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
    transitive
  2. To become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
    intransitive

Examples

“The banks on either side of the creek were high enough to high center the long trailer house.”
“A high or sharp breakover tends to cause wheeled vehicles to high center (hang up on the frame midway between the axles).”
“When snow gets high enough, it causes a vehicle to ride up on it and high center, with the weight on the undercarriage, not on the wheels.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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