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| traction |
the adhesive friction of a body moving on a surface, such as the tire of an automobile against a road. [1/3 definitions] |
| tread |
that which touches the ground in walking, such as the sole of the foot or shoe, or in rolling, such as the grooved surface of a tire or the linked beltlike apparatus on which a tank moves. [2/10 definitions] |
| tubeless tire |
a pneumatic tire that uses no inner tube. |
| weary |
to make weary; tire. [1/6 definitions] |
| whitewall |
a tire, as for an automobile, with a white band on the side facing outward. |
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