Word forms: plural tyresregional note: in AM, use tire
1. countable noun
A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles.
2. See also spare tyre
tyre in British English
or US tire (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
4. (transitive)
to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)
Word origin
C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire3
Tyre in British English
or Tyr (ˈtaɪə)
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 name: Sur
Tyre in American English
(taɪr)
seaport in SW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: center of ancient Phoenician culture: pop. 70,000
Word origin
ME < L Tyrus < Gr Tyros
tyre in American English
(taɪr)
noun
British
tire2
Examples of 'tyre' in a sentence
tyre
I'd cover any tyre tracks by driving or walking all over them.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
A third man was bending over a bike, pumping up the rear tyre very slowly, checking the pressure with his fingers every few seconds.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2003)
He kicked hard at Claudette's front right tyre, then howled with pain.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (2003)
Word lists with
tyre
inhabitant, Major ports of the world
In other languages
tyre
British English: tyre /ˈtaɪə/ NOUN
A tyre is a thick ring of rubber filled with air and fitted round the wheel of a vehicle.
American English: tire
Arabic: إِطَارُ العَجَلَة
Brazilian Portuguese: pneu
Chinese: 轮胎
Croatian: guma automobilska
Czech: pneumatika
Danish: dæk på køretøj
Dutch: band wiel
European Spanish: neumático
Finnish: rengas
French: pneu
German: Autoreifen
Greek: λάστιχο αυτοκίνητο
Italian: ruota
Japanese: タイヤ
Korean: 타이어
Norwegian: dekk bil-/sykkeldekk
Polish: opona
European Portuguese: pneu
Romanian: anvelopă
Russian: шина
Latin American Spanish: neumático
Swedish: däck bildäck
Thai: ยางรถ
Turkish: lastik
Ukrainian: шина
Vietnamese: lốp xe
All related terms of 'tyre'
snow tyre
a motor vehicle tyre with deep treads and ridges to give improved grip on snow and ice
radial tyre
a motor-vehicle tyre having a radial-ply casing
spare tyre
A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
tyre gauge
a device used to measure the pressure of vehicle tyres
tyre lever
a metal bar having bladelike ends of various shapes to insert between the rim and the bead of a pneumatic tire to remove or replace the tyre
tyre marks
marks on the road resulting from friction caused by vehicle tyres locked in position by brakes
tyre valve
a valve that allows air to be added to a tyre with an air hose and allows air to be withdrawn from an over-inflated tyre by pressing on a stem at the end of the valve
balloon tyre
a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
tubeless tyre
a pneumatic tyre in which the outer casing makes an airtight seal with the rim of the wheel so that an inner tube is unnecessary
tyre pressure
the pressure of the air in a vehicle tyre
pneumatic tyre
a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
whitewall tyre
a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
bias (ply) tire
a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread