rubber tyre

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• Rubber-tyred metro — A rubber tyred metro (or rubber tired in non British English) is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres which run inside a guideway for traction, as well as… …   Wikipedia

• tyre — S3 BrE tire AmE [taıə US taır] n ↑tread [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: tire metal plates around a cart wheel (15 19 centuries), probably from tire equipment (14 18 centuries), from attire; ATTIRE] a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tyre — BrE, tire AmE noun (C) 1 a thick, round band of rubber that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: a flat tyre (=one that has lost all its air) see also: spare tyre 2 a round band of metal that fits around the outside of a wooden wheel …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tyre — tyre, tire The standard spelling for a wheel s rubber covering is tyre in BrE and tire in AmE. Tire is the older spelling, and may be related to the word attire, a tyre being regarded as a form of ‘clothing’ for the wheel …   Modern English usage

• tyre — (US tire) ► NOUN 1) a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road. 2) a strengthening band of metal fitted around the rim of a wheel, especially of a railway …   English terms dictionary

• tyre — /ˈtaɪə / (say tuyuh) noun 1. a band of metal or rubber, fitted round the rim of a wheel as a running surface. The inflated rubber pneumatic tyre provides good adhesion and resistance to shock. –verb (t) (tyred, tyring) 2. to furnish with a tyre… …  

• tyre — Tire Tire, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See {Attire}.] 1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] Having rich tire about you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A covering for the head; a headdress. [1913 Webster] On her head she wore a tire of gold.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tyre — [15] The word tyre was originally used for a protective covering of metal plates put round the rim of a wooden wheel. It is thought that it was short for attire [13] (a borrowing from Old French, but ultimately of unknown origin), the notion… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tyre */*/ — UK [ˈtaɪə(r)] / US [ˈtaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms tyre : singular tyre plural tyres a thick rubber cover that fits round the wheel of a bicycle, car, or other vehicle a car tyre The two front tyres were flat …   English dictionary

• tyre — [15] The word tyre was originally used for a protective covering of metal plates put round the rim of a wooden wheel. It is thought that it was short for attire [13] (a borrowing from Old French, but ultimately of unknown origin), the notion… …   Word origins

• tyre — noun /taɪə(ɹ)/ The ring shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid. See Also: pneumatic tyre, spare tyre …   Wiktionary