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tyre

Pronunciation: /ˈtʌɪə/

(US tire)

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Definition of tyre

noun

a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road.
a strengthening band of metal fitted around the rim of a wheel, especially of a railway vehicle.

Derivatives

tyred: [in combination]:a rubber-tyred vehicle

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting the curved pieces of iron plate with which carriage wheels were formerly shod): perhaps a variant of archaic tire, shortening of attire (because the tyre was the ‘clothing’ of the wheel)