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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all-weather tire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
al-l-weath-er tire
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

From all-weather + tire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

all-weather tires (plural) all-weather tyre (alternative, Australia)

Frequently Paired Words

winter tire snow tire studded tire summer tire dry-weather tire wet-weather tire

Synonyms

all-season tire

Questions

What does all-weather tire mean?
A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.
Where does all-weather tire come from?
From all-weather + tire.

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