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spare tyre
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spare tyre
1. an additional tyre, usually mounted on a wheel, carried by a motor vehicle in case of puncture
2. Brit slang jocular a deposit of fat just above the waist


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and it wasn't the polluting tedium of boilersuits, spanners and spare tyres.
BBC can't spot this nice little Urn-er by The Mirror (London, England)
In response to that trend, Bridgestone is confident that its third-generation run-flat tyres will significantly advance the use of run-flat tyres by original equipment manufacturers, thereby accelerating the elimination of spare tyres (emergency-use tyres) in passenger vehicles.
Bridgestone launches new run-flat tyres by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)
The hazardous and inclement weather is to the detriment of the dhow operators, who transport almost every good imaginable - from refrigerators to soft drinks and spare tyres to televisions - through the Strait of Hormuz to Iran and back again in a never-ending cycle.
Transportation of goods hit as dhows are unable to set sail by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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