slow leak
Tire's quiet enemy
A slow leak is a gradual escape of air, fluid, or gas from a container or system—not a sudden rupture but a persistent seepage: The tire had a slow leak that took days to notice.
The phrase extends to any situation where something drains away incrementally: a slow leak of classified information, a slow leak in the budget.
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- seepFlow slowly through
- trickleThin, slow stream
- nail holeWall perforation from fastener
- tireLose strength or energy
hiss · deflate · ooze · flat · patch · valve · inner tube · pressure · air · air pressure · pinhole · gradual · steady · puddle · damp · moisture · water damage · faucet
- leaksseepage, drip, drips, trickle, ooze
- Pressure Problemsflat tire, low tire pressure, ear popping, altitude sickness, decompression
- tire conditionnew, worn, bald, flat, inflated
- tire problemsflat tire, blowout, puncture, punctures, bald tire
- Punctured Thingsflat tire, burst bubble, blown tire, punctured lung, nail hole
slow leakblowout
Sudden tire failure
rupture · burst · explosion · tire blowout · rapid depressurization
slow leakairtight seal
Impermeable boundary preventing airflow
watertight seal · hermetic seal · tight seal · intact · sealed
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