spare wheel

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spare wheel

noun spare wheels

  1. An extra wheel held in reserve in a motor vehicle, to be used in an emergency.

    Similar: spare tyre

  2. figuratively, in similes An awkwardly superfluous person. […] she knew she'd be kept hanging around like a spare wheel while he dealt with the dozens of problems that cropped up.

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@misc{spare_wheel_2026,
  title = {spare wheel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spare%20wheel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}