flat tire
noun
a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
flat tires
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pluralof flat tire.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I have zero love for the loser goons who threatened Gery online—may they all have flat tires for life—but honest debate?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I don’t know if he’s out of gas, has a busted radiator, flat tires or is suffering from dementia.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Last Thanksgiving, AAA responded to nearly 600,000 emergency roadside assistance calls for issues such as empty fuel tanks, dead batteries, and flat tires.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
The car had two flat tires but hadn’t crashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
The roads were bad, too—so bad that the trucks were always getting flat tires.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
