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Tyre most often refers to: * Tire, the outer part of a wheel * Tyre, Lebanon, a Mediterranean city Tyre or Tyres may also refer to: Other places Lebanon * Tyre District * See of Tyre, a Christian diocese * Tyre Hippodrome, a UNESCO World Heritage site United States * Tyre, New York * Tyre, Michigan Mythology * Tyres, one of two minor Greek mythological figures People with the name * Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre (born 1956), Scottish judge * Tyre Glasper (born 1987), American football linebacker * Tyre Phillips (born 1997), American football offensive guard * Tyre York (1836–1916), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina See also * Siege of Tyre (other) * Tyers (other) * Tyr (other) * Tire (other) Tire or tyre is the ring-shaped rubber covering that is fitted around the rim of a vehicle's wheel and is filled with air. Tire may also refer to: * A railway tire * Tiredness or fatigue * Tire, İzmir Tire ( ota, تيره; el, Θείρα, Th ...
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Tire
A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a Rim (wheel), wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide Traction (engineering), traction on the surface over which the wheel travels. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, are pneumatically inflated structures, which also provide a flexible cushion that absorbs shock as the tire rolls over rough features on the surface. Tires provide a footprint, called a contact patch, that is designed to match the weight of the vehicle with the bearing strength of the surface that it rolls over by providing a bearing pressure that will not deform the surface excessively. The materials of modern pneumatic tires are synthetic rubber, natural rubber, fabric, and wire, along with carbon black and other chemical compounds. They consist of a tire tread, tread and a body. The tread provides Traction (engineering), traction ...
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