spare tire

noun

1
: an extra tire for a car
2
informal : a roll of fat around the waist

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The parks are usually remote, so gas up, check the spare tire, load up on maps, and plan your outing with these tips. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 And yes, the tire mobility kit replaces a spare tire. Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Vanspeed keeps the exterior fairly simple, adding in an all-terrain wheel and tire package, full-length roof rack, driver-side roof ladder, side steps and a rear spare tire carrier. New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026 On pickup trucks, for instance, the spare tire is cryptically stashed and onerous to extract. Maddy Butcher, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spare tire

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“Spare tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20tire. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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