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summer tire

noun

Etymology

From summer + tire.

  1. derived from *dews-✻ — “to fail, be behind, lag”
  2. inherited from *teuʀōn✻ — “to cease”
  3. inherited from tȳrian
  4. inherited from tiren
  5. compounded as summer tire — “summer + tire”

Definitions

  1. A tire designed to have long tread life in warm conditions, that will maintain grip in…

    A tire designed to have long tread life in warm conditions, that will maintain grip in wet and dry conditions, and will function in hot and cool weather, but does not maintain grip in cold or freezing conditions

  2. all-season tires (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for…

    all-season tires (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for summer use, and by law, they cannot be used in some jurisdictions in winter)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA