spare part
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Chinese customs data also show a surge of exports last year of oil sector equipment to Venezuela, like steel pipe and spare parts for rigs.
That allows the corporation to consolidate orders to negotiate better pricing, share spare parts across divisions during shortages and accelerate projects, she said.
He also cited the need for demining, rebuilding water supply networks, lifting restrictions on the entry of aid, and allowing in spare parts required for repairs -- long-standing demands by humanitarian organisations operating in Gaza.
From Barron's
“We could not buy spare parts for machinery, for example. They all had to be paid for in hard currency that we mostly couldn’t access,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Western sanctions cut off key spare parts, forcing the company to replace about 40 systems and operate an "import-substituted" version in 2023.
From BBC
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