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retread

 
Dictionary: re·tread   (rē-trĕd') pronunciation
tr.v., -tread·ed, -tread·ing, -treads.
  1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread.
  2. To make or do over again, especially with minimal revision; rehash: retreading a familiar story line.
n. ('trĕd')
  1. A tire that has been fitted with a new tread.
  2. A revision or reworking; a remake or rehash: a trite retread of an old musical.
  3. Informal. A person who has been retrained for work.

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Has a number of uses in the military, usually referring to a person who makes a change. A person who gets out of the military and then comes back in would be referred to in this way as would someone who retrains from one MOS to another.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
  Synonym: recap


The verb retread has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: use again in altered form
  Synonyms: rework, make over

Meaning #2: give new treads to (a tire)
  Synonyms: remold, remould


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A retread, or "recap," (or "remould" in the UK) is a previously-worn tire which has gone through a remanufacturing process designed to extend its useful service life.

Retreading starts with a safety inspection of the tire. The old tread is then buffed away, and a new rubber tread is applied to the bare "casing" using specialized machinery.

Retreads are significantly cheaper than new tires. As a result, they are widely used in large-scale operations such as trucking, bussing and commercial aviation. They are also the most environmentally friendly way of recycling used tires - in some applications, a tire can be retreaded up to 10 times. Recycled rubber from retreads can be shredded to make rubber mulch. The process of "retreading" requires, after the buffing off of the old tread, there to be coating with another compound like rubber to allow the new tread to adhere to the used tire casing.

During World War II, the term "retread" was used to describe Army officers who had left the service before the war began for any reason (failure of promotion, medical disqualification, reduction in force, retirement, etc.), but who had been recalled to active duty in the Army Reserve for the duration of the war.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give ny slidbane
n. - ny slidbane

Nederlands (Dutch)
(autobanden) van nieuw rijvlak voorzien

Français (French)
v. tr. - rechaper
n. - pneu rechapé

Deutsch (German)
n. - runderneuerter Reifen
v. - runderneuern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναγομωμένο ελαστικό
v. - ανεπιστρώνω, ξαναφορμάρω (λάστιχο), αναγομώνω ελαστικό

Italiano (Italian)
(pneumatico) riciclato, rinnovare (pneumatici)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recauchutar
n. - pneumático recauchutado (m)

Русский (Russian)
восстановленный протектор, восстанавливать протектор, новая покрышка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recauchutar
n. - recauchutado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - regummerat däck
v. - regummera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
再补胎面, 翻新, 翻新的轮胎, 重新接受职业训练者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 再補胎面, 翻新
n. - 翻新的輪胎, 重新接受職業訓練者

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 되밟아 가다, 다시 밟다
n. - 재생 타이어, 바닥을 갈아 붙이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 新しい踏み面, 更生タイヤ, 蒸し返し
v. - 踏み面を付け直す, 再訓練する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شي مجدد, إطار مجدد الملامس (فعل) يجدد الجزء الملامس للأرض من دولاب السيارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חידש (צמיג), גיפר, צעד/עבר שוב (על שביל)‬
n. - ‮צמיג מגופר, אדם שנקרא שוב לשירות או שעובר הכשרה לעבודה חדשה, אדם/דבר ששונה על פניו, אך בעצם נותר כשהיה‬


 
 

 

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