bias-ply tire

[ bahy-uhs-plahy ]

noun

1. a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bias-ply tire¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

All Morgan Stanley did was pull a couple of outmoded bias-ply tire plants off the shelf and repackage them.

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To make a bias-ply tire stronger, the number of plies increases, and the more plies added to the tire, the size and bulk of the tire increases, too.

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The steel stabilizing belts and the radial casing allow the radial tire's tread and its sidewall to act independently, unlike a bias-ply tire.

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The XTR's radial construction makes the ride smooth and finds more traction than a bias-ply tire because of a larger contact patch-a radial tire's footprint actually grows under load!

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Also, bias-ply tires can't use air pressure to reduce sidewall rollover-too much air in a bias-ply tire will cause the tread face to bow out, which means less tread on the ground.

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