snow tire

noun

: an automotive tire with a tread designed to give added traction on snow

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From battery jump starters to windshield covers to snow tires and traction chains, these products protect your car from damaging snow and ice and keep you safe while driving. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024 Wurst was from Pennsylvania, where the car was registered, and snow tires were still on the car. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024 Sections of major highways remained closed to semitrucks and vehicles without chains or snow tires, including a stretch of Interstate 80, near the Nevada state line, according to the California Department of Transportation. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 State Highway 50 was open but snow tires were required from 9 miles east of Placerville to Meyers, in El Dorado County. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snow tire 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snow tire was in 1943

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“Snow tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20tire. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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snow tire

noun
: an automobile tire with a tread designed to give added traction on snow

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