snow tire
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3.1
- noun
- /snoʊ taɪər/
- US
:
neumático de nieve
- To drive safely in winter, it is essential to have snow tires installed on your vehicle.
- a set of snow tires
- put on snow tires
- new snow tires
Examples
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No automobiles are to be driven without snow tires or chains.
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I put snow tires on the jeep today jeep so we won't have any problems.
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Like shopping for a set of snow tires.
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Maybe you should have thought about snow tires.
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Take it from me, chains are more effective than snow tires.
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I meant to buy snow tires, but didn't get around to it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Come the first of November, sand barrels sat on most every corner, trucks carried chains, and folks without four-wheel drive put on snow tires.
Fiction book (1998) -
I had a RWD car, but with snow tires and electronic traction control, it did the job and was pretty fun to drift around.
Blog text (9) -
Get a good 4x4 pickup for hunting and firewood, and a good SUV for highway travel to town with really good studded snow tires.
Blog text (33) -
He didn't carry much in the back, in the topper: a toolbox, a couple of bags of Salt 'N Sand left over from winter, a spade, a set of snow tires, and a tow rope that had been in the truck when he bought it.
Fiction book (1994)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'snow' (snowy conditions) with 'tire' (wheel rubber): a tire intended for use on snow-covered roads. This modifier+noun compounding is a common, literal pattern in English (and in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Snow tire gets its name from the simple idea of a tire made for snow, with deep grooves or small metal studs that bite into ice and packed snow. That's why snow tire means 'a tire that gives better grip on snowy roads'.