all-weather tyre
English
Alternative forms
- all-weather tire (US, Canada)
Etymology
all-weather + tyre
Noun
all-weather tyre (plural all-weather tyres)
- (automotive, British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ spelling) A tyre with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tyres
Coordinate terms
- dry-weather tyre
- wet-weather tyre
- summer tyre
- all-season tyre
- winter tyre
- snow tyre
- studded tyre
Translations
type of tyre — see all-weather tire