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spare part

British

noun

a duplicate or replacement component for a machine or other equipment

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However, the concept took root in U.S. armories, ensuring a broken rifle required only a spare part rather than a skilled gunsmith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It left Samuels-Smith as a spare part in Alsace.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Used-car prices have had the most impact on auto margins in recent years compared to other factors such as higher spare part costs, labor costs, increased litigation, and severe accidents, the brokerage added.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Foles certainly seems to be a spare part for the Bears, who added veteran Andy Dalton in the offseason and used a first-round draft choice on Justin Fields.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

And she’s always there, so most of the time I feel like a spare part.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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