retread
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retread¹
- /ɹiːˈtɹɛd/
- /ˈɹiː.tɹɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
verb retreads · retreading · retreaded
- To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
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To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.
There was no evidence to suggest that the fact that both tyres had been retreaded 3 times was a factor in the failure occurrence. This type of aircraft tyre (Type VII) is routinely retreaded 6 times or more before being taken out of service.
Similar: recap
noun retreads
- A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I. In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation.
retread²
- /ɹiːˈtɹɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
verb retreads · retreading · retrod · retrodden · re-tread
- To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again. As a child I had not been content with the results promised by the modern professors of natural science. With a confusion of ideas only to be accounted for by my extreme youth and my want of a guide on such matters, I had retrod the steps of knowledge along the paths of time and exchanged the discov
noun retreads · re-tread
- A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition. But The West Side Waltz is otherwise a tedious retread of Mr. Thompson's previous effort, On Golden Pond.
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title = {retread},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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