Advanced Vocabulary - Tyres and Wheels and their Parts

Tyres and Wheels and their Parts

bald adjective

a bald tyre is no longer safe to use because its surface is worn smooth.

cartwheel noun

a large wooden wheel from a cart.

flange noun

an edge that sticks out on a wheel so that it stays in the correct position.

flat adjective

a flat tyre does not have enough air in it.

grip noun

if shoes or tyres have grip, they hold a surface firmly and so do not slip.

hub noun

the part at the centre of a wheel.

hubcap noun

a metal cover for the central part of a wheel on a car.

inner tube noun

a rubber tube filled with air that fits inside a tyre.

radial noun

a type of car tyre with wires inside that make it firmer and safer.

remold

the American spelling of remould.

remould noun

British an old tyre that has been given a new surface.

retread noun

an old tyre with a new outer layer of rubber.

snow chains noun

chains that you fit over the tyres on a car so that you can drive safely over snow.

spare noun

a spare tyre.

spare tire

the American spelling of spare tyre.

spare tyre noun

an extra wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car to use if a tyre gets damaged.

spoke noun

one of several thin metal bars that connect the centre of a wheel to the outside part.

stud noun

a piece of plastic or rubber, for example on the bottom of a boot or on a tyre, that prevents slipping.

tire

the American spelling of tyre.

tread noun

the pattern of lines on the bottom of a shoe.

tread noun

the part of a tyre that touches the road.

tyre noun

a thick rubber cover that fits round the wheel of a bicycle, car, or other vehicle.

wheel noun

a round object that turns round and round to make a car, bicycle, or other vehicle move.

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