The phrase "a spare wheel" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an extra wheel kept in a vehicle for emergencies or as a metaphor for something that is additional or not essential.
Example: "Before we set off on our road trip, make sure to check that we have a spare wheel in the trunk, just in case we get a flat tire."
Alternatives: "extra tire" or "replacement wheel".
A spare wheel was put into operation, but if it turns out that Odyssey cannot turn itself toward Curiosity, it will not hear anything.
Oh yes, and instead of a spare wheel, a can of stuff that you squirt in the tyre should it go flat.
Sachs picked up a spare wheel and began scraping off its logo with a knife that had been clipped to his front pocket.
Top of the range was the 700ES, the three-wheeler that had it all, from wing mirrors and headrests to a spare wheel and a "Formula One" steering wheel.
Indian English preserves others in aspic: tiffin, a light lunch; stepney, a spare wheel; culturable, dated by the Oxford dictionaries back to 1796 and who in England ever used it since?
(Certain of its parts would be used to make a special collectible Tom Sachs skateboard). Sachs picked up a spare wheel and began scraping off its logo with a knife that had been clipped to his front pocket.
The design though had to incorporate a spacious boot and a spare-wheel bay that could house the largest-sized wheel to be fitted to the car.
I had to find a replacement spare wheel, and consulted the Yellow Pages to see if there might be a company selling used car parts anywhere within 100 miles.
This contribution is validated by using the MIT single-wheel testbed equipped with an MSL spare wheel.
Sportwagon variants of the Calais V and SS V receive an alloy spare wheel if the full-size spare is chosen, while the remainder of the line-up receives a steel wheel spare.
One important feature is a full-size spare wheel, because they use a lot of unmade roads and do not want to rely on a space-saver wheel.
