English noun: Tyre |
1. | Tyre (location) a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks |
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| Synonyms | Sur |
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| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, port, urban center |
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| Part meronym | Lebanese Republic, Lebanon |
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2. | tyre (artifact) hoop that covers a wheel |
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| Samples | Automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air.
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| Synonyms | tire |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hoop, ring |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre, rubber tire, wagon tire |
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