TIR

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abbreviation for (on continental lorries)

Transports Internationaux Routiers

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Word Origin for TIR

French: International Road Transport

Words nearby TIR

tipu, tipuna, tip-up, tip-up table, Tipu Sahib, TIR, tirade, tirage, tiramisu, Tiran, Tirana

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How to use TIR in a sentence

I turned toward Hafte Tir from Karimkhan Ave. It was filled with police and cars.
On the Ground|Jason Shams|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The 18 Tir uprising involved only students who were asking for greater freedoms of speech and the press.
An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests|Reza Aslan|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the day Iranians refer to simply as 18 Tir.
An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests|Reza Aslan|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Has the regime changed over the last decade, since the events of 18 Tir?
An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests|Reza Aslan|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

For 10 years, the government of Iran has allowed no commemoration of the events of 18 Tir.
An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests|Reza Aslan|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
J'en fus tir par des cris et je me retournai vers l'endroit d'u ils partaient.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Oisin was not long in making up his mind, and all the delights of Tir na n'Og were laid at his feet.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Fortune, finding he was bent on going, was more prudent than the queen of Tir na n'Og, for she went with him on the magic horse.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Antirrhinum, an-tir-rī′num, n. the genus of plants to which Snapdragon belongs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
He had no fancy for the Rooms and he found a seat as far removed as possible from the Tir du Pigeons.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo|E. Phillips Oppenheim