flat spot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small patch of a vehicle tyre that has been flattened by abrasion with the road surface, so that the tyre is no longer smoothly circular at that point; usually caused by the wheel locking under heavy braking.

Word forms

flat spot flat spots

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