what is puncture
puncture noun [C]. âº a âsmall âhole made by a âsharp âobject, âespecially in a âtyre: My âbike has had two punctures in the last three âweeks. I (= my âcar âtyre) had a puncture when I was âdriving back from âwork. She had a puncture âwound in her âarm, from a âwasp âsting.