tyre en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /taɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
Attested in the sense “rim of a wheel” since ca. 1500. Generally considered to be a use of Middle English tir(e), a clipped byform of atir (“equipment, furnishings, ornament”), whence modern attire. A less accepted theory derives it from the verb to tie. The spelling tyre was predominant in the 16th century, but largely gave way to tire in the 17th and 18th, before it was revived again outside North America in the 19th century.
Meanings
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The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
runflat tyres
pneumatic tyres
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The metal rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.
It is also curious that whereas brake-blocks made of certain compositions (other than cast iron) offer improved coefficients of friction, their use can reduce adhesion, and thereby increase the liability to skid (doubtless by tending to polish the tyres) by as much as 20 per cent.
1960 April, “The braking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 237:iron tyres for the coach and iron shoes for the horse
tyres and rails of steel, and every axle with roller bearings
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tyres | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tire | US, alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
tyre biter · tyre warmer · tyre bead · snow tyre · winter tyre · all-weather tyre · radial tyre · tyre lever · tyreless · studded tyre · pneumatic tyre · cushion tyre · retyre · tyre iron · balloon tyre · tyre chain · tundra tyre · all-season tyre · tyre barrier · dry-weather tyre · tyre kicker · flat tyre · tyre-pressure · spare tyre · summer tyre · tyre-pressure gauge · tyre gauge · tyre blanket · wet-weather tyre · spare tyre well
Descendants
타이어 · taia' · タイヤ · tayar · teiar
Translations (144)
hi टायर (wheel covering) · hu bicikligumi (wheel covering) · cs pneumatika (wheel covering) · lv riepa (wheel covering) · gur kɔba (wheel covering) · fr pneu (wheel covering) · uk автоши́на (wheel covering) · acw كفر (wheel covering) · el ελαστικό (wheel covering) · cmn 輪胎 /轮胎 (wheel covering) · it gomma (wheel covering) · bn টায়রা (wheel covering) · ml ടയർ (wheel covering) · apw bikeeʼ (wheel covering) · uk гу́ма (wheel covering) · sw gurudumu (wheel covering) · af band (wheel covering) · yue 輪胎 /轮胎 (wheel covering) · hu kerékpárgumi (wheel covering) · sl pnevmatika (wheel covering) · be аўташы́на (wheel covering) · da dæk (wheel covering) · th ยางรถยนต์ (wheel covering) · az şin (wheel covering) · he צְמִיג (wheel covering) · el επίσωτρο (wheel covering) · tk şin (wheel covering) · ro cauciuc (wheel covering) · fr pneumatique (wheel covering) · fa-ira تایِر (wheel covering) · eo pneŭmatiko (wheel covering) · eo pneŭo (wheel covering) · tl goma (wheel covering) · apc دولاب (wheel covering) · sh gȕma (wheel covering) · ms tayar (wheel covering) · bg гу́ма (wheel covering) · ga aerbhonn (pneumatic) (wheel covering) · mn дугуй (wheel covering) · lld montl (wheel covering) · nb bilgummi (wheel covering) · tr lastik (wheel covering) · kk шина (wheel covering) · arz كاوتش (wheel covering) · ru автоши́на (wheel covering) · pdt Reif (wheel covering) · pl guma (wheel covering) · ru покры́шка (wheel covering) · uk ши́на (wheel covering) · ps ټېر (wheel covering) · hu autógumi (wheel covering) · is dekk (wheel covering) · za daici (wheel covering) · mww log (wheel covering) · fa-ira لاسْتیک (wheel covering) · lt padanga (wheel covering) · fi nakki (wheel covering) · gv crou (wheel covering) · pl opona (wheel covering) · cv шын (wheel covering) · cmn 車胎 /车胎 (wheel covering) · ca neumàtic (wheel covering) · es llanta (wheel covering) · de Reifen (wheel covering) · nn dekk (wheel covering) · sw tairi (wheel covering) · be шы́на (wheel covering) · hu gumi (wheel covering) · ta வட்டகை (wheel covering) · twf ùlitʼáwaną (wheel covering) · ms ban (wheel covering) · oc pneumatic (wheel covering) · nb dekk (wheel covering) · tg шина (wheel covering) · es cubierta (wheel covering) · ug بالون (wheel covering) · sv däck (wheel covering) · ro pneu (wheel covering) · ka საბურავი (wheel covering) · th ยางล้อ (wheel covering) · is hjólbarði (wheel covering) · yue 輪軚 /轮𮷗 (wheel covering) · si ටයර් (wheel covering) · tk pokryşka (wheel covering) · km កៅស៊ូ (wheel covering) · vi vỏ (wheel covering) · ar إِطَار (wheel covering) · ast neumáticu (wheel covering) · hy անվադող (wheel covering) · lb Pneu (wheel covering) · sq gomë (wheel covering) · nrf tyeur (wheel covering) · chr ᎠᏜᎠᏢᏗ (wheel covering) · ps ټاير (wheel covering) · pt pneu (wheel covering) · vi lốp (wheel covering) · apw bigan (wheel covering) · ch taia' (wheel covering) · fy luchtbân (wheel covering) · id ban (wheel covering) · es goma (wheel covering) · sd ٽائر (wheel covering) · cy teiar (wheel covering) · ur ٹائِر (wheel covering) · ru ши́на (wheel covering) · ln pinɛ́ (wheel covering) · bg автомоби́лна гу́ма (wheel covering) · it pneumatico (wheel covering) · hi पहिया (wheel covering) · es caucho (wheel covering) · nv akeeʼ (wheel covering) · el λάστιχο (wheel covering) · nl band (wheel covering) · ky шина (wheel covering) · ko 타이어 (wheel covering) · yi רייף (wheel covering) · lo ຢາງລໍ້ (wheel covering) · es neumático (wheel covering) · ru автомоби́льная ши́на (wheel covering) · fi rengas (wheel covering) · ca pneumàtic (wheel covering) · et rehv (wheel covering) · ary پنوة (wheel covering) · io bandajo (wheel covering) · eu pneumatiko (wheel covering) · ja タイヤ (wheel covering) · es rueda (wheel covering) · sk pneumatika (wheel covering) · mk автомоби́лска гу́ма (wheel covering) · km កង់ (wheel covering) · tl gulong (wheel covering) · ug چاق (wheel covering) · kw bonden (wheel covering) · my တာယာ (wheel covering) · th ยางรถ (wheel covering) · sh гу̏ма (wheel covering) · fo dekk (wheel covering) · mk гу́ма (wheel covering) · hrx Pnëu (wheel covering) · gl pneumático (wheel covering) · gd taidhr (wheel covering) · lo ຢາງລົດ (wheel covering) · nn bilgummi (wheel covering) · uz shina (wheel covering)