Meanings
nountire iron (plural tire irons)
plural tire irons · alternative tyre iron
- A tool used for installing or removing an automotive wheel, in the form of a bar made of strong metal, with a chisel end for prying off the hubcap and a socket wrench end for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel
Similar
tire tool
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch bandenlichter, bandafnemer
- bandenlichtertool
- bandafnemertool
Finnish rengasrauta
- rengasrautatool
French démonte-pneu
- démonte-pneutool
German Reifenheber, Montiereisen
- Reifenhebertool
- Montiereisentool
Hungarian kerékkulcs
- kerékkulcstool
Norwegian Bokmål dekkspak
- dekkspaktool
Spanish desmontable, fierro para llantas
- desmontabletool
- fierro para llantastool
- palanca para llantastool
Swedish däckavtagare
- däckavtagaretool
Turkish lastik sökme levyesi
- lastik sökme levyesitool
Cite this entry
APA
tire iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20iron
MLA
“tire iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20iron. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tire iron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20iron.
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