whitewall
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of whitewall
First recorded in 1950–55; white + (side)wall
Example Sentences
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I mean, just look at that Ivy step-through model above with whitewall tires and leather-look grips and saddle.
From The Verge
He wore whitewall sneakers, jeans, and a blazer.
From The New Yorker
Along with a set of white-painted steelies wrapped in whitewall tires, the Super features a chrome front bumper, black wheel arch extensions, roll bar, two-tone interior and a signature stars and stripes decal package that made it look like something from a Marvel comic of the era.
From Fox News
A set of modern, bespoke wheels designed to resemble the original’s wear whitewall tires and wrap around a set of high-performance Baer brakes.
From Fox News
The result was a Mustang coupe that could hit 170 mph and averaged 142 mph over 500 miles at a high-speed track in Texas where it was running on a set of Goodyear’s new whitewall Thunderbolt economy tires.
From Fox News
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