Tread

Tread

The tread of a tire or track refers to the patterns on its rubber circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can often be retreaded.

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Famous quotes containing the word tread:

    “Pervading my being:
    my dead wife’s comb, in the room
    as I tread on it.”
    —Taniguchi Buson (1715–1783)

    “He who, from zone to zone,
    Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,
    In the long way that I must tread alone,
    Will lead my steps aright.”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    “One woe doth tread upon another’s heel,
    So fast they follow.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)