tyre
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Other meanings
The , or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of or formerly , as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.
“iron tyres for the coach and iron shoes for the horse”
Synonyms
- tire
A kind of
- ring
Kinds of tyre
- car tire
- pneumatic tire
- wagon tire
Word history
From Middle English "tir" (tir(e)).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tyre” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.