: a removable usually metal cap over the end of an axle
especially
: one used on the wheel of a motor vehicle
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The security guard eventually attempted to approach Rosario, who gestured toward the guard, holding a large stick in one hand and raising a hubcap as a shield in the other.
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Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Any aware adult knew of the trick and would stop the car, go to the offending hubcap, take it off, dump out the rocks and pebbles, put the hubcap back on, and be on their merry way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The Staub lid has a metal knob and looks sort of like a hubcap.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2024
As the legend is told, whoever looks into this hubcap becomes the luckiest racer in the world.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
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Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Any aware adult knew of the trick and would stop the car, go to the offending hubcap, take it off, dump out the rocks and pebbles, put the hubcap back on, and be on their merry way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The Staub lid has a metal knob and looks sort of like a hubcap.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2024
As the legend is told, whoever looks into this hubcap becomes the luckiest racer in the world.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
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hubcap
noun
hub·cap
ˈhəb-ˌkap 
: a removable metal covering on the tire of a car or truck
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