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tyre Etymology Atlas

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid., The metal rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives. Pro
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