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tyre

/ˈtaɪə/

/ˈtaɪər/

tyrenoun

tyres

/ˈtaɪə/

/ˈtaɪər/

Translations

I need to replace the tyre on my car.

Мне нужно заменить шину на моей машине.

The bicycle's tyre was flat.

Покрышка велосипеда была спущена.

Definitions

A rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed around a wheel to form a soft contact with the road.

The car needs a new tyre because the old one is worn out.

A metal hoop fitted around a wooden or metal wheel to strengthen it, especially on carts or locomotives.

The blacksmith heated the iron tyre before shrinking it onto the wooden wheel.

Synonyms

wheel cover

tyreadjective

/ˈtaɪə/

/ˈtaɪr/

Used attributively in combinations such as 'tyre pressure', 'tyre tread'; not normally gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for tyres.

The mechanic checked the tyre pressure before the long journey.

tyreproper noun

Definitions

A historic port city in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean coast.

Tyre was once a powerful Phoenician city famous for its purple dye.