Words / B2

TEYE-uh/ˈtaɪə/

A tyre is the rubber ring around a wheel (British spelling): a flat tyre; tyre pressure. Tire is US spelling, and also the verb “become tired” (already elsewhere as tired). Log tyre pressure in the practical, not a brand slogan. Mix-up: tired / tier (a level). Do not write tire for the car part in UK exam papers.

Meaning

The rubber ring around a wheel (British spelling).

Examples

• “Log tyre pressure in the practical, not a brand slogan.”
• “A blow-out tyre closed the outside lane, the traffic source said, which is the road-safety sense.”

Good to know

a flat / spare tyre; tyre pressure / tread. US spelling: tire. Verb “grow weary”: tire. Trap: tier / tired. Driving, physics, and news. The rubber ring (UK -yre).

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