retread

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
2. fiil To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.

   “There was no evidence to suggest that the fact that both tyres had been retreaded 3 times was a factor in the failure occurrence. This type of aircraft tyre (Type VII) is routinely retreaded 6 times or more before being taken out of service.”

3. isim A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
4. isim A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.

   “In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation.”

5. fiil To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
6. isim A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

   “But The West Side Waltz is otherwise a tedious retread of Mr. Thompson's previous effort, On Golden Pond.”