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.
A rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed around a wheel to form a flexible contact with the road
A strengthening band of metal fitted around the rim of a wheel
(tyre) Sur: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
(tyre) tire: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
avant-garde: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
vanguard: the leading units moving at the head of an army
A winnowing fan
A bird's wing
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
cone-n-the-barbarivan
Did someone call the Cones Hotline?
As I was wandering around the site, vaguely back towards my tent in the (very) early hours of Monday I looked behind me and found I had to move out the way of this van.
My camera had long since died, but luckily my phone was switched on, and I quickly managed to take this phonecam snap as it went past!
Tricky conditions
My husband trying to reverse his company van onto the drive this evening. There's not much grip in a transit van in these conditions.