snow tire
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Meaning · English
winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires)
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “snow tire” mean?
winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires)
Is “snow tire” formal or informal?
snow tire is generally slang.