snow tire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snow tire
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
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
Indeed, in Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and New York City, the GM TPC-Spec radial qualifies as a snow tire.
From Time Magazine Archive
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