Flat tire meaning in English
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Definition
(to have) a flat tire (US), a flat tyre (UK): (to have) a punctured tire, a tire which has a hole in and has lost air (and so is no longer usable)
flat: constant or unchanging in height, having no bumps, hills, raised parts etc.
Examples
- "Oh I see, it looks like we've got a flat tire."
- "Since our departure from San Francisco, we have traveled through four time zones, suffered one flat tire, lost six passengers and gained eight other passengers."
- "I had a flat tire, I didn't have enough money for cab fare...earthquake...locusts!"
Exercise 1
Car Talk!
Fill in the blanks using the automotive terms listed below. Not every term is used!
trunk | tire | steering wheel | spare | jack | flat | iron | glove box | hubcap
1. This is a ring or circle made of rubber which covers a wheel. It rolls, and cars have 4 of them! It is a .
2. An extra, or additional one of these, used in emergencies, is called a .
3. One which has lost air pressure (perhaps due to a puncture) and has deflated is called a
4. This is a tool used to elevate or raise a car (in order to replace a wheel for example). It is a .
5. This the area in the back of a car used for storage. It is a .
Fill in the blanks using the automotive terms listed below. Not every term is used!
trunk | tire | steering wheel | spare | jack | flat | iron | glove box | hubcap
1. This is a ring or circle made of rubber which covers a wheel. It rolls, and cars have 4 of them! It is a .
2. An extra, or additional one of these, used in emergencies, is called a .
3. One which has lost air pressure (perhaps due to a puncture) and has deflated is called a
4. This is a tool used to elevate or raise a car (in order to replace a wheel for example). It is a .
5. This the area in the back of a car used for storage. It is a .
Car Talk!
Fill in the blanks using the automotive terms listed below. Not every term is used!
trunk | tire | steering wheel | spare | jack | flat | iron | glove box | hubcap
1. This is a ring or circle made of rubber which covers a wheel. It rolls, and cars have 4 of them! It is a tire 1.
2. An extra, or additional one of these, used in emergencies, is called a spare 2.
3. One which has lost air pressure (perhaps due to a puncture) and has deflated is called a flat 3
4. This is a tool used to elevate or raise a car (in order to replace a wheel for example). It is a jack 4.
5. This the area in the back of a car used for storage. It is a trunk 5.
Fill in the blanks using the automotive terms listed below. Not every term is used!
trunk | tire | steering wheel | spare | jack | flat | iron | glove box | hubcap
1. This is a ring or circle made of rubber which covers a wheel. It rolls, and cars have 4 of them! It is a tire 1.
2. An extra, or additional one of these, used in emergencies, is called a spare 2.
3. One which has lost air pressure (perhaps due to a puncture) and has deflated is called a flat 3
4. This is a tool used to elevate or raise a car (in order to replace a wheel for example). It is a jack 4.
5. This the area in the back of a car used for storage. It is a trunk 5.
1 tire: A "tire" (US) or "tyre" (UK) is a rubber band around a wheel, for example around the 4 wheels of a car or the 2 wheels of a bike). Tires are made of rubber.
2 spare: An extra tire, used in case of emergency is called a "spare tire". The term "spare" has several meanings, but is often synonymous with "extra", "surplus" or "additional".
3 flat: A "flat tire" describes a tire that has lost air, or has deflated, often because of a puncture or hole in the tire. "Flat tires" are not safe to drive on, and need to be replaced immediately!
4 jack: A "jack" or "car jack" is a tool used to elevate or raise heavy objects. Smaller jacks are often kept in cars in case of a flat tire.
5 trunk: The "trunk" (US) or "boot" (UK) of a vehicle is a space used for storage, generally in the back of the vehicle. In many cars, the spare, or extra tire, is located in the trunk of the car.
Exercise 2
Drive time!
Fill in the blanks with gas station vocabulary. No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all.
pump | oil | windshield | trunk | unleaded | fill up | tires | tank | hood | self service
I was out of gas, so I went to the gas station to the car using the with some gasoline because the was nearly empty. I went to the front of the car and opened the so I could check the level. Then I looked at the and noticed that one was flat. The glass on the front of the car was dirty, so I asked the attendant to wash the , and he said there was a crack on it. The price was so high I decided to leave the car there. Hours later I remembered that I had left 15 pounds of hummus and kim chi in the . Today has been challenging.
Fill in the blanks with gas station vocabulary. No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all.
pump | oil | windshield | trunk | unleaded | fill up | tires | tank | hood | self service
I was out of gas, so I went to the gas station to the car using the with some gasoline because the was nearly empty. I went to the front of the car and opened the so I could check the level. Then I looked at the and noticed that one was flat. The glass on the front of the car was dirty, so I asked the attendant to wash the , and he said there was a crack on it. The price was so high I decided to leave the car there. Hours later I remembered that I had left 15 pounds of hummus and kim chi in the . Today has been challenging.
Drive time!
Fill in the blanks with gas station vocabulary. No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all.
pump | oil | windshield | trunk | unleaded | fill up | tires | tank | hood | self service
I was out of gas, so I went to the gas station to fill up 1 the car using the pump 2 with some unleaded 3 gasoline because the tank 4 was nearly empty. I went to the front of the car and opened the hood 5 so I could check the oil 6 level. Then I looked at the tires 7 and noticed that one was flat. The glass on the front of the car was dirty, so I asked the attendant to wash the windshield 8, and he said there was a crack on it. The price was so high I decided to leave the car there. Hours later I remembered that I had left 15 pounds of hummus and kim chi in the trunk 9. Today has been challenging.
Fill in the blanks with gas station vocabulary. No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all.
pump | oil | windshield | trunk | unleaded | fill up | tires | tank | hood | self service
I was out of gas, so I went to the gas station to fill up 1 the car using the pump 2 with some unleaded 3 gasoline because the tank 4 was nearly empty. I went to the front of the car and opened the hood 5 so I could check the oil 6 level. Then I looked at the tires 7 and noticed that one was flat. The glass on the front of the car was dirty, so I asked the attendant to wash the windshield 8, and he said there was a crack on it. The price was so high I decided to leave the car there. Hours later I remembered that I had left 15 pounds of hummus and kim chi in the trunk 9. Today has been challenging.
1 fill up: To "fill up" a car (with gas or petrol) is to put fuel into a car until it is full. Philip asks Icarus to "fill up the tank", meaning he wants Icarus to put gas in the vehicle. Note, to be "full up" is have a full stomach; to eat a maximum amount of food.
2 pump: A "gas pump" is a machine that transfers fuel to a vehicle. It is normal to "fill up" the "tank" of vehicle using a "pump". To "pump up (a tire)" is to inflate it with air.
3 unleaded: "Unleaded gas" is a type of gasoline without lead that is used to fuel vehicles in order to reduce pollution. In the audio, Icarus asks for "premium unleaded gasoline" which usually costs more and gives a better motor vehicle engine performance.
4 tank: A "(gas, petrol, fuel) tank" is a metal reservoir or container that holds the fuel for a vehicle. Philip asks Icarus to "fill up the tank". Note, a "tank" can also refer to an armored military vehicle.
5 hood: The "hood" (US) ("bonnet", UK) of a vehicle is the metal cover (or lid) of the part of the car that holds the engine. To access the car motor, you usually have to "lift up", "open" or "pop" the hood. The hood is situated at the front of a vehicle, and the "trunk" (US) ("boot" UK) is situated at the back of a vehicle.
6 oil: "(Machine) oil" is a petroleum derivative that is used to lubricate a machine such as a motor or engine. The "oil level" refers to the amount of lubricant remaining in the car engine.
7 tires: A "tire" (US) or "tyre" (UK) is a rubber band around a wheel, for example around the 4 wheels of a car or the 2 wheels of a bike. Tires are made of rubber. If one is deflated then we say that it is "flat".
8 windshield: The "windshield" (US) or "windscreen" (UK) is a protective piece of glass or plastic which protects the car's driver and passengers from objects and the elements. In the audio, Icarus asks for the windshield to be washed because it has a lot of dead insects on it.
9 trunk: The "trunk" (US) or "boot" (UK) of a car refers to the storage space generally located in the back of a car.It is very useful for storage and criminal purposes.
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