TYRE

UK and ANZ, US tire [noun] [C] - a thick rubber ring, often filled with air, which is fitted around the outer edge of the wheel of a vehicle, allowing the vehicle to stick to the road surface and improving the smoothness of the journeyYour tyres are very worn - I think you should get them changed.There's an instrument at the garage that measures the tread on your tyres.He was driving along a motorway when his tyre burst.Have you got a bicycle repair kit? I've got another puncture in my back tyre.I keep a spare tyre in the back of the car.See picture: Car exteriorWhen you measure the tyre pressure of your car tyres, you see how much air is in them.There's a chart over there which shows the recommended tyre pressures for every make of car.