"snow tire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snow tires [plural]
Etymology: From snow + tire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|tire}} snow + tire Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow tire (plural snow tires)
  1. (automotive) A tire with rubber that remains soft at most winter temperatures, designed to maintain grip on snow and ice (historically these tires have poor tread life on tarmac and pavement, especially in non-cold temperatures) Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-snow_tire-en-noun-8437YRda Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (slang) winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-snow_tire-en-noun-y3nKjm4e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: dry-weather tire, wet-weather tire, summer tire, all-season tire, all-weather tire, winter tire, studded tire

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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