spare tire

noun

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

Examples of spare tire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The car also a paper license tag on the back, no front tags gray, and has a spare tire in the front passenger seat, Smith said. Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024 Bennett also urged drivers to check their tire pressure to ensure they are properly inflated, treaded and to carry a spare tire. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 The drone miraculously hit the spare tire on the back of the car and bounced off. Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The getaway car also features bun-like hubcaps, a spare tire designed as a giant cheeseburger and, because details matter, a hidden burger warmer in the center console. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 But the fentanyl makes it onto the town radar when tow-truck driver Bert (Trevor Lerner) stops to help one of Melissa's henchmen (Darcy Laurie) fix a flat and cuts himself trying to reach the spare tire where the fentanyl's hidden. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023 Needless to say, there is no spare tire in an Ioniq 5, and the can of get-you-home foam wasn't going to have helped in this instance. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023 Police obtained a search warrant for the residence and the car, allegedly finding blood on the spare tire and in the trunk of the car, authorities say, according to the affidavit. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023 Their preposterous width was a boon for dune running, and the spare tire on the back of this one is an original sand tire, with a broad lip around the bead to increase the footprint even more when it's aired down. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023

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“Spare tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20tire. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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