tyre
noun
tire.
tyre
1 American
[tahyuhr]
/ taɪər /
noun
British.
tyred,
tyring
Tyre
2
American
[tahyuhr]
/ taɪər /
noun
tyre
1
British
/ ˈtaɪə /
noun
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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
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a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel
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a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel
verb
Tyre
2
British
/ ˈtaɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tyre
C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire ³
Example Sentences
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"Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting," a fellow passenger told Radio Thessaloniki.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Continental, which has been struggling amid a crisis in the wider European auto sector, has been slimming down its operations to focus on its traditional tyre business.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
But if it is to make a difference and enable drivers to at least get into a position to try an overtake, this is likely to be in combination with an offset in tyre degradation.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The veteran two-time champion ran an offset tyre strategy, using softs earlier in the session than most other teams.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Across the extreme tip of his middle finger, he saw now as he lifted that hand, a faint sixteenth of an inch of black tread where tyre had touched in passing.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
He said residents in towns south of Tyre left after hearing reports in the Lebanese media that Israel might detonate nearby.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
At the Qasmiyeh bridge, gateway to the Tyre area that Israel has pounded in recent weeks, dozens of cars packed with mattresses and suitcases were passing through a Lebanese army checkpoint, passengers flashing victory signs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
On Tuesday, Israel ramped up strikes on Tyre, a city that before the war was home to about 100,000 people and considered southern Lebanon’s economic heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The health ministry said four Syrians and two Palestinians were killed in a strike in the al-Housh area, which is just south of the coastal city of Tyre.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
In Tyre, Mark Antony received a letter from his wife, Fulvia.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
You'll never get tyred of watching it … Guardian Viral Video Chart.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2013
Being weary, att last, out of breath, we gave over like 2 cocks over tyred with fighting.
From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Radisson, Pierre Esprit
Hast thee, O fayrest Planet, to thy home, Within the Westerne fome: Thy tyred steedes long since have need of rest.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Do they know any thing but a tyred hackney?
From The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother by Fletcher, John
For that his Souldiers tyred in the fight, Their Prisoners more in number then they were, He thought it for a thing of too much weight, T’oppose freshe forces, and to guard them there.
From The Battaile of Agincourt by Garnett, Richard
I'm just tyring to get an out,''; Millwood explained.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2012
This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn brake our tyring house, and we will do it in action, as we will do it before the Duke.
From A Fairy Tale in Two Acts Taken from Shakespeare (1763) by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
On Wednesday the curtain fell on the most gorgeous and successful Pageant ever enacted—a Pageant in which all the nations of the earth played a part, with the Crystal Palace for their "tyring house."
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