a port on the Mediterranean in southern Lebanon; population 41,800 (est. 2009). Founded in the 2nd millennium bc as a colony of Sidon, it was for centuries a Phoenician port and trading centre
a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road
a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road
an extra tyre carried in a motor vehicle for use in case of a puncture
a portable pressure gauge for measuring the air pressure in a tyre
a large tyre containing air at low pressure for travel on soft or uneven surfaces
a completely enclosed tyre cemented on to the wheel rim, used on racing bicycles
a tyre with a white stripe round the outside, or a white side wall
(1902–71), American golfer; full name Robert Tyre Jones. In a short competitive career (1923–30), as an amateur, he won thirteen major competitions, including four American and three British open championships