puncture
noun/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/
/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
- (British English) a small hole in a tyre made by a sharp point that allows air to escape
- I had a puncture on the way and arrived late.
- The tyre had a slow puncture and had to be pumped up every day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slow
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- repair kit
- a small hole, especially in the skin, made by a sharp point
- There were four small puncture marks on her wrist where the cat had bitten her.
- Puncture wounds carry a serious risk of infection.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.
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