hubcap

noun

hub·​cap ˈhəb-ˌkap How to pronounce hubcap (audio)
: a removable usually metal cap over the end of an axle
especially : one used on the wheel of a motor vehicle

Examples of hubcap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The getaway car also features bun-like hubcaps, a spare tire designed as a giant cheeseburger and, because details matter, a hidden burger warmer in the center console. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 The freeway was a dangerous, kinetic collage of spinning wheels and whirling, sparking hubcaps and rectangular hunks of metal flying forward, any piece of which, at any instant, could crash into me. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 The vehicle is missing the passenger side mirror and front passenger hubcap. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023 The vehicle was also missing a front driver side hubcap and back passenger side hubcap. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2022 Car hubcaps decorate the walls; photos of Latino heroes (Che, Roberto Clemente, Ruben Blades, Osorio’s father, Benjamin) stare down. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023 Three of us were parked in hard chairs at a table the size of a hubcap, irritations smoothed over by the arrival of our drinks and a server’s introduction to the restaurant created by Issa, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Residents Cafe & Bar in Dupont Circle, and investor Nour Chaaban. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 July 2023 The speedster rides on 20-inch magnesium wheels equipped with carbon-fiber hubcaps and center locks, while also visually representing the large rims from the 356. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023 Think clothing made using everything from hubcaps to pingpong balls to playing cards. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hubcap was in 1903

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Cite this Entry

“Hubcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubcap. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hubcap

noun
hub·​cap ˈhəb-ˌkap How to pronounce hubcap (audio)
: a removable metal covering on the tire of a car or truck

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