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Tyre — • Melchite archdiocese and Maronite diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tyre Tyre † … Catholic encyclopedia
TYRE — (Heb. צוֹר), port in Lebanon, S.S.W. of Beirut. An ancient competitor of sidon , Tyre by 1200 B.C.E. became the leading port of Phoenicia and is mentioned in the el amar na Letters. By the 10th century Tyre had founded the colonies of Uttica,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tyre — may refer to: * The outer part of a wheel, see tireLocations *Tyre, Lebanon, the Phoenician city *Tyre, New York, a town in the United States *Tyre, Michigan, a hamlet in the United StatesHistorical events * Siege of Tyre, battle in 332 BC *… … Wikipedia
tyre — S3 BrE tire AmE [taıə US taır] n ↑tread [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: tire metal plates around a cart wheel (15 19 centuries), probably from tire equipment (14 18 centuries), from attire; ATTIRE] a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tyre — BrE, tire AmE noun (C) 1 a thick, round band of rubber that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: a flat tyre (=one that has lost all its air) see also: spare tyre 2 a round band of metal that fits around the outside of a wooden wheel … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tyre — tyre, tire The standard spelling for a wheel s rubber covering is tyre in BrE and tire in AmE. Tire is the older spelling, and may be related to the word attire, a tyre being regarded as a form of ‘clothing’ for the wheel … Modern English usage
Tyre — Tyre, [Tamil tayir.] Curdled milk. [India] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tyre — Tyre, n. & v. Attire. See 2d and 3d {Tire}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tyre — Tyre, v. i. To prey. See 4th {Tire}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tyrė — tỹrė dkt. Aviži̇̀nė, bulvi̇̀nė, vai̇̃sių tỹrė … Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas
tyre — (US tire) ► NOUN 1) a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road. 2) a strengthening band of metal fitted around the rim of a wheel, especially of a railway … English terms dictionary
