all-weather tire

noun

A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.

Meanings

nounall-weather tire (plural all-weather tires)

plural all-weather tires · alternative Australia Ireland New Zealand South Africa UK all-weather tyre

  1. CanadaUSautomotiveA tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.

    Synonyms: all-season tire

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.

Origin

Translations

French pneu toute-météo, pneu toute-condition
  • pneu toute-météotype of tire
  • pneu toute-conditiontype of tire
German Allwetterreifen
  • Allwetterreifentype of tire
Swedish allvädersdäck
  • allvädersdäcktype of tire
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APA

all-weather tire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-weather%20tire

MLA

“all-weather tire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-weather%20tire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all-weather tire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-weather%20tire.

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