noun
- the process of putting a new tread on a worn tire
Usage: automotive
verb
- present participle of retread: to put a new tread on a worn tire
- present participle of retread: to go over the same path or ground again
Usage: automotive
Examples
- The retreading of old tires saves money and reduces waste.
- The company specializes in retreading truck tires.
- They are retreading the worn tires from the fleet vehicles.
- The mechanic recommended retreading rather than buying new tires.
- We found ourselves retreading the same hiking trail we took yesterday.
- The detective was retreading the suspect’s steps through the neighborhood.