radial
noun/ˈreɪdiəl/
/ˈreɪdiəl/
(British English also radial tyre)
(North American English also radial tire)
- a car tyre with strong cords inside the material of the tyre that are set at an angle towards the centre of the wheel and make the tyre stronger and saferTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin radialis, from Latin radius ‘staff, spoke, ray’.
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