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Noun: tire chain
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tyre chain)
  1. Chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow
    "They put tire chains on the truck before driving through the snowy mountain pass";
    - snow chain, tyre chain [Brit]

Derived forms: tire chains

Type of: chain

Encyclopedia: Tire chain