Tires
[taɪr]
Examples
- But the wheels had hard tires, the roads and many of the streets were not smooth, the vehicle got the name of the bone-breaker and its use ceased. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Down through these, from the third floor, come the wheels, with the tires mounted and inflated to the proper pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When bicycle tires are being inflated, the pump becomes hot because of the compression of the air. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If she tires me, sometimes, by her praises of her son, it is only natural in a mother. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They have rubber tires. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Those on rubber tires with the long barrels? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In addition to this work the construction of tops, curtains and radiators is carried on, and a large space is used for the storage of equipment and parts, such as lamps, horns, tires, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I am familiar with forty-two different impressions left by tires. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is useful for the making of chains, tools, carriage axles, joining shafting, wires, and pipes, mending bands, tires, hoops, and lengthening and shortening bolts, bars, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This great and growing industry, together with the now common use of rubber tires on horse-drawn vehicles, raises the sum total of rubber employed in the arts to an enormous figure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The wheels had heavy cast iron hubs with wooden spokes and rims and wrought iron tires, and the frame was of wood placed outside the wheels. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was quite natural that when the rubber cushion and pneumatic tires rounded the pleasure of easy and noiseless riding in vehicles that _Motor vehicles_ should be revived and improved. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Its motor was the Hedstrom single-cylinder motor of 1-3/4 horse-power; frame, 22 inches; tires, 1-3/4 inches, single tube; chain drive; weight, 93 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We owe the snug fit of metal tires and bands to the expansion and contraction resulting from heating and cooling. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- So much theatre tires me. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Heidegger's tires were Palmer's, leaving longitudinal stripes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is, of course, possible that a cunning man might change the tires of his bicycle in order to leave unfamiliar tracks. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Even sportsmen were glad to seize upon them, and wheels of sulkies, provided with the pneumatic tires, have enabled them to lower the record of trotting horses. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The ideas of William Thomson as to pneumatic and cushioned tires are now, after a lapse of fifty years, generally adopted. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- How are Automobile Tires Made? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I wish Jane Fairfax very well; but she tires me to death. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Transportation by bicycles and automobiles has been greatly facilitated by the use of air tires. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Air is forced into the tires of bicycles and automobiles until they become sufficiently inflated to insure comfort in riding. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Look at this impression, where you get both tires clear. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was the Palmer tires. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Once I was wicked enough to stop in a thrilling place, and say meekly, 'I'm afraid it tires you, ma'am. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I looked at the tires carefully, looking for cuts or stone bruises. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In making tires, the strips of fabric are built together about a steel core to form the body or carcass of the tire. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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