summer tire en · NOUN
Etymology
From summer + tire.
Meanings
- A tire designed to have long tread life in warm conditions, that will maintain grip in wet and dry conditions, and will function in hot and cool weather, but does not maintain grip in cold or freezing conditions
- (slang) An all-season tire, (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for summer use, and by law, they cannot be used in some jurisdictions in winter).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| summer tires | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| summer tyre | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
snow tire · all-weather tire · wet-weather tire · all-season tire · dry-weather tire · winter tire · studded tire
Translations (7)
fr pneu d'été (type of tire) · nl zomerband (type of tire) · de Sommerreifen (type of tire) · pl opona letnia (type of tire) · fr pneu été (type of tire) · fi kesärengas (type of tire) · sv sommardäck (type of tire)