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whitewall

[ hwahyt-wawl, wahyt- ]

noun

  1. a rubber tire for an automobile, bicycle, etc., whose sidewall is colored white.


whitewall

/ ˈɲɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whitewall1

First recorded in 1950–55; white + (side)wall
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The ring was dismantled during a joint international Europol operation known as “Whitewall”, they said.

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This cannot be another Whitewall whitewash.

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The yellow Schwinn had old metal lever gearshifts on the neck and two sets of handbrakes that made a “creeeeeeeeeee” sound when you hit them, but it sailed past the roadblocks, and its thick whitewall tires seemed impervious to debris.

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I mean, just look at that Ivy step-through model above with whitewall tires and leather-look grips and saddle.

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Bedazzled in intricately designed, glinting candy paint with wire-spoke wheels, whitewall tires and bouncing hydraulics, a lowrider isn’t just something you own, it’s something you are.

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