Tyre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /taɪə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tyre is a noun meaning The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Meaning
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To fit tyres to (a vehicle).
- (India) Curdled milk.
- The metal rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.
- (obsolete) Attire.
- (obsolete) To adorn.
Example Sentences
runflat tyres
pneumatic tyres
And feeble nature cloth'd with fleshly tyre
iron tyres for the coach and iron shoes for the horse
Word Forms
- tyres
- tyring
- tyred
Synonyms for tyre
Depending on context, synonyms include tire.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tire, wheel, inflatable, marksmanship, bullet, shooting.
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