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run-flat
[ ruhn-flat ]
/ ˈrʌnˌflæt /
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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
rune, Runeberg, runed, runesmith, rune-stone, run-flat, run for it, run foul, rung, Runge-Kutta method, run high
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