winter tire
English
noun
Definitions
- (automotive) A tire with rubber that remains soft in most winter temperatures, to maintain grip on snow on ice, with good tread life on dry roads in cold conditions (tread life is poor in warm and hot conditions)
Etymology
Compound from English winter + English tire.
Origin
English
tire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Winterfest English
- all-season tire English
- all-weather tire English
- bewinter English
- headtire English
- jacky winter English
- midwinter English
- nonwinter English
- overtire English
- overwinter English
- prewinter English
- snow tire English
- studded tire English
- summer tire English
- tire English
- tirelike English
- tireling English
- tiremaker English
- tiresome English
- tirest English
- tireth English
- tirewoman English
- twinter English
- winter English
- winter storm English
- winterberry English
- winterbourne English
- wintercreeper English
- wintercress English
- winterer English
- winterfat English
- winterful English
- wintergreen English
- winterhardy English
- winterhouse English
- winterise English
- winterish English
- winterization English
- winterize English
- winterkill English
- winterless English
- winterlike English
- winterlong English
- winterly English
- winterover English
- winterproof English
- wintersports English
- wintersweet English
- wintertide English
- wintertime English
- winterward English
- winterwear English
- winterweed English
- winterweight English
- wintrous English
- wintry English
- Winter German
- ウィンター Japanese
- タイヤ Japanese
- tiren Middle English
- winter Middle English
- ווינטער Yiddish
- itayala Xhosa
- tire
- tireth
- wintry
- winter
- tirest
- twinter
- wintrous
- winterer
- tirelike
- overtire
- tiresome
- bewinter
- tireling
- winterly
- headtire
- nonwinter
- tirewoman
- prewinter
- snow tire
- midwinter
- tiremaker
- winterise
- winterfat
- winterful
- winterish
- winterize
- Winterfest
- winterwear
- winterkill
- winterweed
- wintertide
- winterlike
- winterover
- wintertime
- overwinter
- winterless
- winterward
- winterlong
- wintersweet
- winterproof
- wintercress
- winterberry
- winterhardy
- winterhouse
- summer tire
- wintergreen
- winter storm
- jacky winter
- studded tire
- wintersports
- winterbourne
- winterweight
- winterization
- wintercreeper
- all-season tire
- all-weather tire