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

In response to the plans being delayed again, a source close to Burnham told the BBC: "Any more tyre kicking and there will be no tyre left."

From BBC

What is the difference between the tyre compounds?

From BBC

McLaren tried an offset strategy with a late pit stop in the attempt to give Norris a tyre advantage in the closing laps.

From BBC

Piastri said: "You add in wind, kind of a tyre uncertainty, a little bit of rain, cold conditions on a street track like this and stuff's going to happen."

From BBC

Verstappen said: "It was a very difficult session and on the last lap you just have to send it. I wasn't even on the best tyres I wanted because you just run out of tyres."

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