What does spare tire mean?

Definition

An extra wheel with its tire, carried in a vehicle to replace one that goes flat.

Example sentences

• I was changing the tire in the rain when I found out the spare was flat too.🔊

  I was changing the tire in the rain when I found out the spare was flat too.

• I never know where to store the spare tires for the patrol cars, the rack's always full.🔊

  I never know where to store the spare tires for the patrol cars, the rack's always full.

• Who piled the toolboxes on top of the spare tire? Now we have to unload everything.🔊

  Who piled the toolboxes on top of the spare tire? Now we have to unload everything.

Related words

spare tire in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese