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

Leclerc's fastest time was his third attempt to do a lap on the soft tyres after aborting his first two runs.

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On Wednesday, Israelis demanding an immediate deal set fire to tyres and rubbish bins and damaged parked cars in Jerusalem.

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Norris, trailing the Australian by nine points in the championship with 10 races to go, looked more comfortable than Piastri on their fastest laps with the soft tyre midway through the session.

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Amira's lowest moment came when a tyre burst as she was travelling through an acacia forest, leaving passengers stranded without any water.

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Alonso would have won in Monaco in 2023, aged 41, had his Aston Martin team made the right tyre choice at a pit stop as rain was just starting to hit the circuit.

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