retyre

English

Etymology 1

From re- +‎ tyre.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtaɪə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

retyre (third-person singular simple present retyres, present participle retyring, simple past and past participle retyred)

  1. (transitive, British spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tyres.
    • 2013, Alan Davies, Walkden Yard and the Lancashire Central Railways Colliery Locomotives:
      Meanwhile the steam crane would have already have upended the wheels and axle with the wheel to be retyred at the lowest point.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

retyre (third-person singular simple present retyres, present participle retyring, simple past and past participle retyred)

  1. Obsolete form of retire (to withdraw).

Noun

retyre

  1. (obsolete) retirement