wheelbase vs distance

wheelbase and distance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wheelbase	Yes	No	No	No
distance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, distance is a hypernym of wheelbase; that is, distance is a word with a broader meaning than wheelbase:

wheelbase: the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle
distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points

wheelbase (noun)	distance (noun)
the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle	the property created by the space between two objects or points
	size of the gap between two places
	indifference by personal withdrawal
	a distant region
	the interval between two times
	a remote point in time

wheelbase (verb)	distance (verb)
	go far ahead of
	keep at a distance