tyre
1Tyre — • Melchite archdiocese and Maronite diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tyre Tyre † …
2TYRE — (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,… …
3Tyre — 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 *… …
4tyre — 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… …
5tyre — 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 …
6tyre — 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 …
7Tyre — Tyre, [Tamil tayir.] Curdled milk. [India] [1913 Webster] …
8Tyre — Tyre, n. & v. Attire. See 2d and 3d {Tire}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
9Tyre — Tyre, v. i. To prey. See 4th {Tire}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
10tyrė — tỹrė dkt. Aviži̇̀nė, bulvi̇̀nė, vai̇̃sių tỹrė …
