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tyre
1[ tahyuhr ]
Tyre
2[ tahyuhr ]
noun
- an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
tyre
1/ ˈٲɪə /
noun
- 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
- a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel
- a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel
verb
- tr to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)
Tyre
2/ ˈٲɪə /
noun
- 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) Arabic nameSur
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tyre1
Example Sentences
The second fire on Saturday prevented some drivers from finishing their soft tyre qualifying simulation runs.
Norris made a couple of mistakes on his first run on the medium tyre, and his opening lap on the soft tyre was ruined by an error at the chicane.
A witness statement from Mr Walsh said there was "a lot of debris" on the road, which caused his tyre to puncture.
Last week, BBC File on 4 Investigates heard that millions of these tyres - sent for recycling - were actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces, causing serious health problems and environmental damage.
She said: "We use tyre companies, machinery sales, vets, mechanics, feed companies - it affects a lot of the economy locally."
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