snow tire

American  

noun

1. an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.

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Etymology

Origin of snow tire

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Chain or snow tire restrictions are possible over the passes.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2020

Either way, the FedEx Field turf, especially between the numbers, looked as if it had been recently plowed by monster trucks outfitted with snow tire chains.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2017

The Canadian dollar’s decline with oil prices, he said, has revitalized interest among American producers, and last week a snow tire commercial was shot on a snow track carved out of an old parking lot.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2015

Indeed, in Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and New York City, the GM TPC-Spec radial qualifies as a snow tire.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep the boom going, it has brought out a revolutionary type of snow tire: one with tiny metallic studs imbedded in the rubber to increase traction.

From Time Magazine Archive