retread

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To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads
a person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One

As with the 100th Division, many of the replacements joining the 103d were retreads from the technical services or antiaircraft and aviation troops.

A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use
use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
disapproval If you describe something such as a book, film, or song as a retread, you mean that it contains ideas or elements that have been used before, and that it is not very interesting or original. His last book, `Needful Things', was a retread of tired material
give new treads to (a tire)
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads give new treads to (a tire)
A used tire whose surface (tread) has been replaced to extend its life and use
To tread again
A retread is an old tyre which has been given a new surface or tread and can be used again. = remould
{f} refurbish a tire by bonding new rubber to its surface
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(Otomotiv) Used tires that have been refurbished by grinding the tread off and winding a strand of uncured rubber around the tire. Then the tire is placed in a mold, where the rubber is cured under heat and pressure and the tread itself is shaped. Finally, the tire is painted. The quality of retreads can vary; to be safe, only buy retreads from well-known manufacturers
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