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  1. Sur: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
  2. tire: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
  3. Tyre (Arabic: , '; Phoenician: , , '; צוֹר, Tzor; Tiberian Hebrew , '; Akkadian: 𒋗𒊒 ; Greek: ', Týros; Sur; Tyrus) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. ...
  4. A tire (in American English) or tyre (in British English) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground. ...
  5. The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid
  6. An ancient sea port and city state of Phoenecia, in the present day Lebanon
  7. (Tyres) A Dunlop "control tyre" is supplied to all teams. Throughout the year, there are restrictions on the number of testing days (6 per year), along with the number of tyres used during those days. ...
  8. (Tyres) It's a common misconception that caravans run on special types of tyre. In fact, they use either standard car tyres or light commercial vehicle tyres, depending on how heavy the caravan is, and how many axles it has. ...
  9. (Tyres) The automotive equivalent of sneakers, in countries that learned their spelling from the United Kingdom. (Or, should we say, "the automotive equivalent of trainers?") See "tyre burst" for further explanation.
  10. (Tyres) The manufacturers must designate a tyre manufacturer complying with the specification of the FIA for the whole season. The number of tyres per crew is limited by the supplementary regulations of each rally. A car can carry two spare wheels maximum.
  11. (Tyres) The rubber loops that are fitted on the slot cars wheel hubs. Most say the most important part of your slot cars perforamce
  12. (Tyres) this really is how most of the English-speaking world spells those round rubber things on each corner of the car.
  13. Type – Pneumatic tyres, front axle duplex tyres, middle and rear axle single tyres. Size, 270-20. Air pressure – Front axle, 4,8 atm.; Middle and rear axle, 5,8 atm.
  14. Tyres are male, because they go bald easily and are often over-inflated.
  15. Dimensions are explained [here].
  16. Made of a mixture of rubber, chemicals, fabric and metal their job is to give the car traction on the road in a variety of conditions, and to cushion the car from shock.
  17. Middle Eastern city for the big wheels: Tyre.
  18. A British term for Tire. The British smile when they see a sign saying Goodyear tires which implies lethargy in Goodyear.
  19. A circular solid band (usually of rubber) fitted to the wheel’s edge on the pushcart to ease movement and help absorb bumps caused by the road’s surface.
  20. The steel ring shrunk (or otherwise fixed) to a railway wheel to provide the bearing surface which will run on the rail. The tyre is usually provided with a flange to give the guidance required to keep the wheels on the rail. ...
  21. (tire) - rubber or similar covering on rim of a bandsaw wheel
  22. Alternate spelling for “tire”.
  23. British spelling of tire
  24. Air filled rubber outer wheel attaching to a steel or aluminium wheel rim. Tyres are grooved to help dissipate water. Sidewalls of tyres are normally reinforced to support the weight of the vehicle.