balloon tyre BrE
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It had large balloon tyres and an outboard motor at the rear.

With large balloon tyres it was intended as a dune buggy.

It was motorized, and had balloon tyres which allowed it to roll over reasonably smooth surfaces.

There were a dozen of the surface vehicles, with their wide balloon tyres and pressurized cabins, in the great servicing chamber.

They were racing across a level plain at almost a hundred miles an hour, the great balloon tyres sending up little spurts of dust behind them.

The sleepers, foundations, and rails were loaded on to another battery-powered vehicle which travelled on four large balloon tyres.

The undercarriage used a pair of internally sprung mainwheels with balloon tyres and a tailskid.

Its four-wheel drive and balloon tyres carried it easily up steep slopes, rocky water courses, over fallen logs and through thick mud.

The 'Rigid Six-wheeler' found some success and, with its balloon tyres, at last permitted sustained high-speed, long-distance road operation.

Split axles were fixed at the bottoms of the forward lift struts; single wheels were fitted with balloon tyres and had differential brakes for ground steering.

Production variant with a 100hp (75 kW) Potez 6Ac engine and wheels with balloon tyres, 29 built.

There, passengers would travel up the mountain on an existing back-country road, using specially constructed all-terrain coaches on balloon tyres (to reduce impact on the road).

In the 1960s Raleigh made its small-wheeled RSW 16 with balloon tyres so it would have a soft ride like the fully suspended Moulton Bicycle.

Prodded by Marco, the boatkung led them over the gaggle of boats moored around the platform to a human-built tourist speedster, its four balloon tyres now doubling as flotation bags.

Sailors, soldiers, airmen, Blackshirts, singly and in groups, crowded the hot pavements; aeroplanes hummed overhead, tanks, guns and lorries clattered through the streets or bounced along on their big balloon tyres.

The many features of this pushchair include a reversible, multi-position seat which can be removed for cleaning, balloon tyres for a smoother ride, a mesh shopping net that can be left in situ when the pushchair is folded, and a chassis which converts for use with a carrycot.

A black vehicle on huge balloon tires had suddenly caught up with them.

The tractor rode easily and quietly on its big balloon tires.

Two small, squat machines with very wide balloon tires had come racing up to meet them.

Still, Pilgrim was impressed: the four balloon tires each had a separate axle.

She could hear running engines and see spouting black smoke behind the rear balloon tires.

As improvements, such as balloon tires, were made, buses became more popular.

Most common are the balloon tire (fat tire) and the lightweight types.

They were painted dark red and had balloon tires, and a handful of people stood clustered around each one.

They broke off with a snapping, grinding sound and the crawler's big balloon tires rolled over them.

The company even offered balloon tires with flame-patterned tread.

Added to this in 1925 were four-wheel hydraulic brakes and balloon tires, both still novel.

There were tractors here, whose big, gauzy, balloon tires seemed to have made no impression on the icy ground.

These bikes featured wide balloon tires and heavy frames, for improved durability.

Balloon tires became available in 1925.

It slowly climbed over rocks and bumps in the trail, using its balloon tires to keep its bed level.

He cleared his throat and hastily began to talk: "The being is ring-shaped, rather like a large balloon tire.

A cartlike red drone rolled into sight on gray balloon tires.

Wide balloon tires enhance stability and traction.

Enhancing the lower look was a switch to balloon tires on smaller 19-inch wheels (replacing 21-inchers).

Harry went back to the window, watching the station grow four huge wheels, bearing giant balloon tires with thick treads.

It was motorized, and had balloon tires which allowed it to roll over reasonably smooth surfaces.

In 1941, the 18-inch wheels of previous models were replaced with 16-inch wheels with balloon tires.

The conventional landing gear features balloon tires and a steerable tailwheel.

Recent years have also seen a resurgence of interest in balloon tire cruiser bicycles for their low-tech comfort, reliability, and style.

For collectors, a bike is often a reminder of youthful days, bobbing along on fat balloon tires and blowing the bike's horn.