Originally U.S. A rubber tyre for a wheel. Also as a mass noun: the tyres of a vehicle collectively. Also in extended use: a car.
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > wheel > rubber or pneumatic tyre (66) rubber1875 Originally U.S. A rubber tyre for a wheel. Also as a mass noun: the tyres of a vehicle collectively. Also in extended use: a car. tyre1875 A rubber cushion around the wheel of a bicycle, motor car, etc.: = tire, n.2 2b. tirea1877 An endless cushion of rubber, solid, hollow, or tubular, fitted (usually in combination with an inner tube filled with compressed air: cf. pneumatic… pneumatic1890 A pneumatic tyre; a vehicle fitted with such tyres. cushion1891 Cycling. Short for cushion-tire n. at compounds 2. cushion-tire1891 a bicycle tire made of india-rubber tubing stuffed with shreds of india-rubber. pneu1891 A pneumatic tyre. Obsolete. solid tyre1891 a tyre made of solid rubber, with no pneumatic cavity; so solid-tyred adj., fitted with such tyres. balloon tyre1899 a pneumatic tyre, esp. one of large cross-section inflated at relatively low pressure. single-tube1904 tubular tyre1908 tubular tyre, a lightweight pneumatic tyre used esp. on racing bicycles, consisting of an inner tube completely encased within an outer covering… shoe1917 Something resembling a shoe (sense 1 or 4) in shape, position, or function. A tyre. slang. solid1919 A solid rubber tyre. (No longer current.) tubular1924 = tubular tyre at additions a above. air wheel1930 = balloon tyre n. at balloon, n. compounds 2. Now historical. skin1954 slang. A cover or shell that protects or encloses something; a casing, a sheath. U.S. A tyre. tub1978 = tubular tyre at tubular, adj. n.additions a. Subcategories:— parts of (10) — types of (15) — retreading (2) — one who (1) — specific manufacturer (2) — in a tyre (2) — area of contact with road (1) — strength of (1) — flat (2) — puncture (2) — creep between rim and tyre (1) — tyre pressure (1) — type of valve (1) — bolt securing tyre to rim (1) — stud on rim (1) — chain to prevent skidding (2) — device to extract thorns (1) — wear on tread (1) — specific movement of tyre (2) |
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