all-weather tire

English

Alternative forms

• all-weather tyre (Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand)

Etymology

all-weather +‎ tire

Noun

all-weather tire (plural all-weather tires)

1. (automotive, American spelling, Canadian spelling) A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires

Coordinate terms

• dry-weather tire
• wet-weather tire
• summer tire
• all-season tire
• winter tire
• snow tire
• studded tire

Translations

type of tire

• French: pneu toute-météo, pneu toute-condition
• German: Allwetterreifen m
• Swedish: allvädersdäck (sv) n