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snow tire

snow tire noun: a tire with rubber that remains soft at most winter temperatures, designed to maintain grip on snow and ice (historically these tires have poor tread life on tarmac and pavement, especially in non-cold temperatures).

Noun

snow tire (plural snow tires)

  1. A tire with rubber that remains soft at most winter temperatures, designed to maintain grip on snow and ice (historically these tires have poor tread life on tarmac and pavement, especially in non-cold temperatures)
  2. (slang) winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires)

Forms of snow tire

pluralsnow tires

Origin of snow tire

From snow + tire.

Questions about snow tire

What does snow tire mean?
Snow tire means a tire with rubber that remains soft at most winter temperatures, designed to maintain grip on snow and ice (historically these tires have poor tread life on tarmac and pavement, especially in non-cold temperatures).
What part of speech is snow tire?
Snow tire is a noun.
What is the plural of snow tire?
The plural of snow tire is snow tires.

Words near snow tire in the dictionary

  1. snow squall
  2. snow storm
  3. snow storms
  4. snow thrower
  5. snow throwers
  6. snow tire
  7. snow tires
  8. snow train
  9. snow trains
  10. snow tyre
  11. snow tyres

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