Meanings
verbflat-spot (third-person singular simple present flat-spots, present participle flat-spotting, simple past and past participle flat-spotted)
present singular third person flat-spots · participle present flat-spotting · participle past flat-spotted · past flat-spotted
- To cause a flat spot on (a vehicle tyre), usually by locking the wheels under heaving braking.
Hamilton locked up at turn three and flat-spotted his right front tyre.
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APA
flat-spot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-spot
MLA
“flat-spot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-spot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat-spot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-spot.
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