The Collaborative International Dictionary
Radial tire \Radial tire\ (Automobiles) a motor vehicle tire in which the cords run at right angles to the plane of the tire (considered as a disk).
Wiktionary
alt. A style (or method of construction) of tires used for most vehicles, which incorporate reinforcing cords distributed radially relative to the hub (at 90 degrees to the direction of travel). n. A style (or method of construction) of tires used for most vehicles, which incorporate reinforcing cords distributed radially relative to the hub (at 90 degrees to the direction of travel).
WordNet
n. pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: radial, radial-ply tire]
Wikipedia
A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire).
Usage examples of "radial tire".
He brushed at the all-weather radial tire print that ran up the front of his black duster and across his angelic face.
That is the miniature gallium arsenide photon detector, acting as a retina, and the surrounding banded area-sort of like a radial tire-is bioluminescent, and lights the area ahead.
For a while Qwilleran concentrated on his hamburger, which had been grilled to the consistency of a steel-belted radial tire, and William concentrated on satisfying his youthful appetite.