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- noun Inadequate
inflation (of vehicle tyres).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Keep your tires properly inflated -- underinflation promotes rollover.
Crashed into the Mercedes C-Class sedan, the Smart "went airborne and spun around one and a half times." Ann Althouse 2009
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And your post did pique my curiosity--just how many accidents a year are caused by tire underinflation?
"For McCain, being cool meant being a rogue, not a policy wonk; but Obama manages to be a cool College Bowl type...." Ann Althouse 2008
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The answer is yes, if you assume, like the DOT does, at least eight pounds of underinflation for at least one tire per offender.
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The answer is yes, if you assume, like the DOT does, at least eight pounds of underinflation for at least one tire per offender.
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It's easy to find statements about adverse consequences of underinflation, but I've seen none about over inflation.
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The underinflation compromised the integrity of the tires, which led to the failure of all four of the airplanes main landing gear tires
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The underinflation compromised the integrity of the tires, which led to the failure of all four of the airplanes main landing gear tires
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The underinflation compromised the integrity of the tires, which led to the failure of all four of the airplanes main landing gear tires
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The U.S. Department of Energy has reported that every pound per square inch of tire underinflation wastes 4 million gallons of gas daily in the U.S.
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The underinflation compromised the integrity of the tires, which led to the failure of all four of the airplanes main landing gear tires
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