TIR

See also: tir, Tir, tír, tìr, tîr, and Appendix:Variations of "tir"

English

Noun

TIR (plural TIRs)

  1. Initialism of total internal reflection.

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French

Noun

TIR m pl (plural only)

  1. Initialism of Transports Internationaux Routiers (“International Road Transports”).

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Italian

Initialism

TIR

  1. trasporti internazionali su strada (International Road Transport)

Noun

TIR m (invariable)

  1. articulated lorry

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɯɾ/

Noun

TIR (definite accusative TIR'ı, plural TIR'lar)

  1. vehicle displaying a TIR plate
  2. heavy truck
    Gaziantep'te ters istikametlerden gelen hafriyat TIR'ları kafa kafaya çarpıştı.
    In Gaziantep, excavation trucks coming from opposite directions collided head-on.

Usage notes
  • In Turkish, the word is an acronym, pronounced as a single syllable.
  • In the more general sense of "heavy truck", divorced from a notion of adhering to the regulations of the TIR convention, the spelling "tır" is more common.
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