pneumatic tyre


noun
  1. a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles

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How to use pneumatic tyre in a sentence

  • When selecting an "outside" take care that you secure one equipped with a pneumatic tyre.

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  • And two hundred people pumped themselves into it, as air is forced into a pneumatic tyre.

  • Hang an empty "inner tube" of a pneumatic tyre over a nail and inflate it, and you will get a good illustration of the principle.

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  • The action of the pneumatic tyre in reducing vibration and increasing the speed of a vehicle is explained by Figs. 166, 167.

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