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Rareretread
The correct spelling is retread.
How to pronounce retread
noun
Say it like: Ret-ree-d
The correct spelling is retread. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- 2.A person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One.
- 3.(sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
verb
- 1.To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
- 2.To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.
- 3.To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
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