tyre

¹

[tahy^uhr]

noun

British.

tyred, tyring 

1. tire.

Tyre

²

[tahy^uhr]

noun

1. an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.

tyre

¹

/ ˈtaɪə /

noun

1. a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring ( pneumatic tyre ) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube See also tubeless tyre cross-ply radial-ply

2. a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel

3. a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel

verb

1. (tr) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)

Tyre

²

/ ˈtaɪə /

noun

1. Arabic name: Sur. a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century _bc ; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop: 141 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyre¹

C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from _tire ³

Example Sentences

He also locked up his front left tyre, which presumably gave the stewards the impression that he was not "fully controlled".

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That he could even have won had Red Bull committed early to two stints on the medium from that first stop and Verstappen managed his tyres accordingly.

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Instead they went on the attack, pitting Verstappen for fresh soft tyres three laps later.

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After a 24-minute hiatus, during which several drivers including Norris, on softs, changed tyres, the race resumed with a rolling start for lap nine.

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Witnesses in the towns of Sinza and the capital Dodoma told AFP that protests had continued late Thursday with people burning tyres.

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