repairpiece
nounUK /rɪˈpeəpiːs/
US /rɪˈperpiːs/
A repairpiece is a small part you use to fix something that is broken.
Dad used a repairpiece from the toolbox to mend my bike.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of material added to mend a hole in cloth.
Grandma sewed a repairpiece onto the torn knee of my jeans.
3. A section of a machine kept ready to swap in when another part fails.
The engineer kept a repairpiece handy in case the pump broke.
4. A small patch used to cover a crack in a wall or road.
Workers pressed a repairpiece into the crack on the pavement.