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retreads

retreads is the plural of retread.

retreads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retread.

Meaning of retread

Noun (1)

retread (plural retreads)

  1. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
  2. (slang) A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.
    • In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation.1950, Air Force Association, United States Army, Air Force Magazine

Noun (2)

retread (plural retreads)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
    • But The West Side Waltz is otherwise a tedious retread of Mr. Thompson's previous effort, On Golden Pond.1998, Frank Rich, Hot seat: theater criticism for the New York times, 1980–1993

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Questions about retreads

What is retreads the plural of?
Retreads is the plural of retread.

Words near retreads in the dictionary

  1. retraxits
  2. retread
  3. retreaded
  4. retreading
  5. retreadings
  6. retreads
  7. retreat
  8. retreatal
  9. retreatant
  10. retreatants
  11. retreated

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