Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
tire . - noun A preparation of milk and rice used by the East Indians.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun India Curdled milk.
- noun British spelling Same as 2nd
tire , n., sense 5. - obsolete Attire. See 2d and 3d
tire . - intransitive verb obsolete To prey upon. See 4th
tire .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK The ring-shaped protective covering around a
wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is eitherpneumatic orsolid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hoop that covers a wheel
- noun a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
Etymologies
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Examples
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My handsewn leather Zimbabwean boots, soled in tyre rubber, have outlasted any commercial product and still don't let in a drop of moisture.
After counting every L. Lee Lowe 2008
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My handsewn leather Zimbabwean boots, soled in tyre rubber, have outlasted any commercial product and still don't let in a drop of moisture.
Archive 2008-03-01 L. Lee Lowe 2008
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As in his previous victory in Melbourne, he called his tyre stops right while Hamilton got it wrong after McLaren had let their drivers make the decision; Button made only two pit stops, Hamilton four.
Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk Paul Weaver 2010
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As in his previous victory in Melbourne, he called his tyre stops right while Hamilton got it wrong after McLaren had let their drivers make the decision; Button made only two pit stops, Hamilton four.
Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk Paul Weaver 2010
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"While there are huge numbers of so-called tyre kickers looking at property websites, those who can qualify for a mortgage or who have the additional equity required are small in number," he said.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The supermarket giant says that by teaming up with an existing big-name tyre supplier, it can offer savings of up to 40 per cent.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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On my final run, I chose to use the Prime tyre, which is not the best way to go quickly, as you should be able to make the most of the Option, but today the car did not allow me to be significantly faster on the softer tyre, so we decided to try the Prime, after it worked well on my first run in Q1.
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The forward push of the road on the tyre is a type of friction commonly referred to as traction, or grip.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows luxvis 2010
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The tyre is the result of development efforts in the Superbike and Superstock classes throughout 2009, with the ultimate goal of increasing both consistency and performance.
Roadracingworld.com 2010
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The Ford Focus RS WRCs of the Stobart team will be using the hard compound Pirelli Scorpion tyre, which is known to perform well on gravel, throughout the rally.
News round-up 2009
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