flat spots

A form of flat spot — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of flat spot
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APA

flat spots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spots

MLA

“flat spots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spots. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat spots,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spots.

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