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spare wheel

spare wheel noun: an extra wheel held in reserve in a motor vehicle, to be used in an emergency.

Noun

spare wheel (plural spare wheels)

  1. An extra wheel held in reserve in a motor vehicle, to be used in an emergency.
    Synonyms:
    spare tyre

Synonyms of spare wheel

Forms of spare wheel

pluralspare wheels

Questions about spare wheel

What does spare wheel mean?
Spare wheel means an extra wheel held in reserve in a motor vehicle, to be used in an emergency.
What part of speech is spare wheel?
Spare wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of spare wheel?
The plural of spare wheel is spare wheels.

Words near spare wheel in the dictionary

  1. spare tools
  2. spare tyre
  3. spare tyre well
  4. spare tyre wells
  5. spare tyres
  6. spare wheel
  7. spare wheels
  8. spare-rib
  9. spare-ribs
  10. spareable
  11. Sparean

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