Used in a Sentence

tyres

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tyres.

Editorial note

Cycling in the rain in the city your tyres can slip on oil - unpleasant results even at starting speed.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tyres gathered in one view.

noun

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

noun

An unincorporated community in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States, named after the biblical Tyre.

noun

A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tyres.

noun

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

noun

An unincorporated community in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States, named after the biblical Tyre.

noun

A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.

noun

A surname

Example sentences

1

Cycling in the rain in the city your tyres can slip on oil - unpleasant results even at starting speed.

2

That helps, although an OBD-II readout does not see some essential risks, like bad tyres, or even some critical break failures.

3

We need four wheel-drive vehicles, tyres for them, fuel to run them – so no donation is too small to be helpful.

4

More than that, the open-wheel design is also dangerous, because if the tyres touch the results are often catastrophic, with the cars flying into the air and the flailing tyres creating a tremendous hazard.

5

I have a set of snow tyres, and chains are illegal on regular roads, even in snow.

6

I inflate bike tyres to 110 and its nothing tbh, 1500psi is a different kettle of fish.

7

Save for occasionally pumping up the tyres, these bicycles only need servicing every few thousand miles to replace parts that have worn out.

8

It's an S15 Silvia with an LS1 v8 on knobbly mud tyres.

9

Perhaps they're really truly better, but pneumatic tyres are just Good Enough.

10

Rubberised asphalt is an excellent material for many applications, but would be largely uneconomic without the supply of very inexpensive rubber from discarded tyres.

11

He keeps his bike locked to a table and it gets in everyone's way, so we let his tyres down occasionally.

12

I'm reminded of the use of crumb rubber from recycled tyres as a paving material.

Quote examples

1

There was very limited scope for anyone to "kick the tyres".

2

Be careful not to pollute your data with people just "kicking the tyres" of your website - I imagine you have many users who create a profile to get a look and never return.

Proper noun examples

1

Tyres would be foam or solid so they don't puncture.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tyres in a sentence?

Cycling in the rain in the city your tyres can slip on oil - unpleasant results even at starting speed.

What does tyres mean?

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

What part of speech is tyres?

tyres is commonly used as noun.