ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (transitive) To fit tyres to (a vehicle).
  2. (India) Curdled milk.
  3. 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.
  4. (obsolete) Attire.
  5. (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

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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