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Tyre
(tīr) An ancient Phoenician city on the eastern Mediterranean Sea in present-day southern Lebanon. The capital of Phoenicia after the 11th century bc, it was a flourishing commercial center noted for its purple dyestuffs and rich, silken clothing. Tyre was besieged and captured by Alexander the Great in 332 bc and was destroyed by a Mameluke army in ad 1291.
tyre
(tīr)n. Chiefly British
Variant of tire2.
tyre
(ˈtaɪə) ortire
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) 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
2. (Railways) a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel
3. a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (tr) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)
[C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire3]
Tyre
(ˈtaɪə) orTyr
n
(Placename) 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). Arabic name: Sur
tyre
(taɪər)n., v.t. tyred, tyr•ing. Brit.
Tyre
(taɪər)n.
an ancient seaport and trading center of Phoenicia: site of modern Sur.
tyre
Past participle: tyred
Gerund: tyring
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean |
2. | ![]() auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire - a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc wagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel |
Translations
إِطَارُ العَجَلَةإطار هواءإطار، عَجَلَه
pneumatika
dæk
rengas
guma
autógumibicikligumigumigumiabroncskerékpárgumi
banbandajo
hjólbarîi
タイヤ
타이어
padanga
riepa
pneumatika
obročpnevmatikazračnica
däck
ยางรถยางรถยนต์
araba dış lâstiğilastik
шина
lốp xevỏ
Tyre
[ˈtaɪəʳ] N → Tiro mtyre
tire (US) [ˈtaɪəʳ]tyre
, (US) tiren
he has tyres (hum inf) → er hat Speckrollen am Bauch (inf)
tyre
, (US) tire:tyre gauge
n → Reifendruckmesser m
tyre lever
n → Montiereisen nt
tyre pressure
n → Reifendruck m
tyre
(American) tire (ˈtaiə) noun a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc. The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.