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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"tire mark" vs. "tire track"
Hello, would you please tell me what's the difference between 'tire mark' and 'tire track' ? thanks.
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Sometimes the terms are used interchangably. To the extent that there is any difference, this difference, as I understand it, is as illustrated below. Tire marks: Tire tracks:
- Sometimes the terms are used interchangably.
- To the extent that there is any difference, this difference, as I understand it, is as illustrated below.
- Tire marks: Tire tracks:
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In certain instances, a tire mark might be short and a tire track long. It might be possible to follow tire tracks for miles, in some cases.
If someone "burned rubber," we'd say he left tire marks on the pavement. "Tracks" would be possible, but less likely.
If we're detectives making plaster casts for evidence, we'd probably refer to the "marks," or "impressions." Again, "tr
If someone "burned rubber," we'd say he left tire marks on the pavement. "Tracks" would be possible, but less likely.
If we're detectives making plaster casts for evidence, we'd probably refer to the "marks," or "impressions." Again, "tr
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Obviously, if you make a mark on a chalkboard, it's not an "impression."
Still, I don't think it would be that uncommon to refer to the rubber "laid down" on the hard pavement in the first photo as "tracks."
Personally, I'd be inclined to call them "marks" when referring to a particular spot, and "tracks" to the extent that they indicated the path of a particular vehicle, eg, as donuts, e
Still, I don't think it would be that uncommon to refer to the rubber "laid down" on the hard pavement in the first photo as "tracks."
Personally, I'd be inclined to call them "marks" when referring to a particular spot, and "tracks" to the extent that they indicated the path of a particular vehicle, eg, as donuts, e
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