spare wheels
Emergency tire replacements
Spare wheels are extra wheels kept in reserve, typically carried in a vehicle to replace one damaged by a flat tire.
The term applies to the wheel-and-tire assembly, though people often say "spare tire" interchangeably.
Figuratively, spare wheels describes people or things that are redundant or unnecessary: I felt like a spare wheel at their anniversary dinner.
- tireLose strength or energy
- flat tireDeflated vehicle wheel
- tire changeSwapping worn rubber
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
- replacementWhat takes another's place
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