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snow tire

American  

noun

  1. an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.


Etymology

Origin of snow tire

First recorded in 1940–45

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Chain or snow tire restrictions are possible over the passes.

From Washington Times Dec. 11, 2020

Either way, the FedEx Field turf, especially between the numbers, looked as if it had been recently plowed by monster trucks outfitted with snow tire chains.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2017

The Canadian dollar’s decline with oil prices, he said, has revitalized interest among American producers, and last week a snow tire commercial was shot on a snow track carved out of an old parking lot.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2015

Indeed, in Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and New York City, the GM TPC-Spec radial qualifies as a snow tire.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep the boom going, it has brought out a revolutionary type of snow tire: one with tiny metallic studs imbedded in the rubber to increase traction.

From Time Magazine Archive

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