tyre

[ tahyuhr ]

/ taɪər /

noun, verb (used with object), tyred, tyr·ing.British.

tire².

Words nearby tyre

tyrannous, tyrannulet, tyranny, tyrant, tyrant flycatcher, tyre, Tyree, Tyrian, Tyrian purple, tyro, tyrocidine

Definition for tyre (2 of 2)

Tyre

[ tahyuhr ]

/ taɪər /

noun

an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.

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Example sentences from the Web for tyre

Last year I met a bomb victim, Ali Muorad, a good-natured twentysomething native of Tyre in southern Lebanon.
Clinton's Cluster Bomb Hypocrisy|Lionel Beehner|April 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Tyre was the great commercial centre of the world at that time, as Babylon was the centre of imperial power.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
Why, he seemed to say nothing except to ask how he could get from here to Tyre.
The Adventures of Captain Mago|Lon Cahun
Tyre stood on an island of Phœnicia in the extreme eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske

Three days after Memphis fell, and this was soon afterwards followed by the surrender of Tyre and its king.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Next to Sidon is Tyre,604 the largest and most ancient city of the Phœnicians.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for tyre (1 of 2)

tyre

US tire

/ (ˈtaɪə) /

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 tubeSee 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)

Word Origin for tyre

C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire ³

British Dictionary definitions for tyre (2 of 2)

Tyre

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

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单词	tyre
释义	tyre [ tahyuhr ] / taɪər / noun, verb (used with object), tyred, tyr·ing.British. tire². Words nearby tyre tyrannous, tyrannulet, tyranny, tyrant, tyrant flycatcher, tyre, Tyree, Tyrian, Tyrian purple, tyro, tyrocidine Definition for tyre (2 of 2) Tyre [ tahyuhr ] / taɪər / noun an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tyre Last year I met a bomb victim, Ali Muorad, a good-natured twentysomething native of Tyre in southern Lebanon. Clinton's Cluster Bomb Hypocrisy\|Lionel Beehner\|April 16, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Tyre was the great commercial centre of the world at that time, as Babylon was the centre of imperial power. Beacon Lights of History, Volume II\|John Lord Why, he seemed to say nothing except to ask how he could get from here to Tyre. The Adventures of Captain Mago\|Lon Cahun Tyre stood on an island of Phœnicia in the extreme eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Invention\|Bradley A. Fiske Three days after Memphis fell, and this was soon afterwards followed by the surrender of Tyre and its king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various Next to Sidon is Tyre,604 the largest and most ancient city of the Phœnicians. The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)\|Strabo British Dictionary definitions for tyre (1 of 2) tyre US tire / (ˈtaɪə) / 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 tubeSee 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) Word Origin for tyre C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire ³ British Dictionary definitions for tyre (2 of 2) Tyre 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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