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cord tire

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: a pneumatic tire having a carcass constructed of cords running parallel to each other and crossed by small threads

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“Cord tire.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cord%20tire. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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