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Definition of Flat tire
1. Noun. A deflated pneumatic tire.
Definition of Flat tire
1. Noun. (Chiefly American English) (alternative spelling of flat tyre) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flat Tire
Literary usage of Flat tire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horseless Age (1903)
"Then it became covered all over with blisters, and was flat again in less than
a minute. So there was nothing to do but run on the flat tire, ..."
2. Ansley J. Coale: An Autobiography by Ansley J. Coale (2000)
"... and said I was removing the wrong wheel: the flat tire ... the cargo area
along with our car driver, who carried the left rear wheel with its flat tire. ..."
3. American Business Methods for Increasing Production and Reducing Costs in by Floyd William Parsons (1921)
"No one can drive on a flat tire, even for a block, without seriously injuring
the casing. If the puncture is serious, and an extra shoe is not on hand, ..."
4. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"Be cautious about strangers too eager to help you find a taxi, a hotel, fix a
flat tire, show you the way, or carry your bags, etc. ..."
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