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tyre
1[tahyuhr]
Tyre
2[tahyuhr]
noun
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
tyre
1/ ˈٲɪə /
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 tube See 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)
Tyre
2/ ˈٲɪə /
noun
Arabic name: Sur.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)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tyre1
Example Sentences
Norris was probably the quicker McLaren driver in Montreal - he did a stunning lap on used tyres to progress beyond the first part of qualifying.
Like Norris, he started on the hard tyre and ran a long first stint.
The track characteristics have the opposite effect on championship leaders McLaren, whose car is the best in the field at managing tyre temperatures.
Like Verstappen using the medium tyre for his final lap, Russell said it was "one of the most exhilarating laps of my life".
The court heard Hardy's heroin supplies were smuggled into the UK in lorry tyres, and the profits were split with another Nottinghamshire "drugs general", John Dawes, and his brother, Robert.
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