Meaning

3 senses
  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.

    the act of puncturing or perforating

  2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

    There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.

    Einstich, Reifenpanne

    проко́лprokól

    a small hole made by a sharp object

  3. (specifically)A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.

    On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

Examples

38 sentences
  1. A nail punctured the tire.

    Шину пробив цвях. — Ahha

    ruШину пробил гвоздь. — marafon

    deEin Nagel durchlöcherte den Reifen. — Melang

  2. The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.

  3. My bicycle has a punctured tire.

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  4. The man had a punctured lung.

  5. The petrol containers have been punctured.

    ruПробиты топливные баки. — marafon

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
hole, cut or tear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hole, cut or tear:

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.

Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.

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