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    PNEUMATIC TYRE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etcplay

    Synonyms:

    pneumatic tire; pneumatic tyre

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pneumatic tyre" is a kind of...):

    tire; tyre (hoop that covers a wheel)

    Meronyms (parts of "pneumatic tyre"):

    casing (the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire)

    inner tube (an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire)

    tread (the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pneumatic tyre"):

    flat; flat tire (a deflated pneumatic tire)

    radial; radial-ply tire; radial tire (pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing)

    snow tire (an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give traction in snow)

    tubeless; tubeless tire (pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight)

    Holonyms ("pneumatic tyre" is a part of...):

    bicycle wheel (the wheel of a bicycle)

    car wheel (a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car)

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