run-flat

[ ruhn-flat ]
/ ˈrʌnˌflæt /

adjective

(of an automobile tire) constructed so as not to deflate completely after a puncture so that a motorist can still drive the vehicle for some distance.

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Origin of run-flat

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby run-flat

run to seed, run up, run wild, run with, run-down, run-flat, run-in, run-of-paper, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, run-on
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