flat spot
Britishnoun
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engineering a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor
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any narrow region of poor performance in a mechanical device
Example Sentences
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His one-stop will be opposite to everyone else, he doesn't want to start locking up because he could pick up a flat spot and compromise your performance for that long run.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
Breathing got a little harder as the air thinned above 13,000 feet, but we made “the notch,” a small flat spot at just over 14,000 feet, by 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Some mountaineers have asked why Mr. Ravichandran was found on his own on the Balcony, a small flat spot near the summit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
But in more severe cases, a flat spot can become a permanent part of the tire and it will need to be replaced.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
I scraped a flat spot out on the sand next to a giant black boulder and gathered a pile of twigs and sticks and branches, the smallest I could find.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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