tyre tube

  • 1tyre — (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 …

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  • 2tyre — (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… …

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  • 3tyre — n. tire, rubber tube or tube shaped body fixed around the wheel of a vehicle (British) …

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  • 4tubeless tyre — or tubeless tire see under ↑tyre • • • Main Entry: ↑tube tubeless tyre A pneumatic tyre that has no inner tube, and, being self sealing, deflates only slowly when punctured • • • Main Entry: ↑tyre …

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  • 5inner tube — noun an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑tubing • Part Holonyms: ↑pneumatic tire, ↑pneumatic tyre * * * noun, pl ⋯ tubes [count] : a round tube that holds air inside a tire * * * ˈinner… …

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  • 6inner tube — inner tubes N COUNT An inner tube is a rubber tube containing air which is inside a car tyre or a bicycle tyre. I had to change the inner tube, in the mud and the snow …

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  • 7inner tube — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms inner tube : singular inner tube plural inner tubes a rubber tube filled with air that fits inside a tyre …

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  • 8inner tube — n a rubber tube filled with air that is inside a tyre …

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  • 9inner tube — noun (C) 1 the air filled rubber tube inside a tyre 2 go inner tubing AmE to ride on an inner tube either on water or down a snow covered hill …

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  • 10inner tube — ► NOUN ▪ a separate inflatable tube inside a pneumatic tyre casing …

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