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noun loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
noun a small hole made by a sharp object
noun the act of puncturing or perforating
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Late Latin pungō Late Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Late Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
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