inner tube

noun

: an inflatable usually ring-shaped rubber tube designed for use inside a pneumatic tire

Examples of inner tube in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then, a little more than 24 hours later, a 26-year-old visitor from Sarasota, Florida was bitten on his left food while wading in an inner tube in about 5 feet of water, Malphurs said. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024 Troopers said the boy had been playing with another boy and was about 10 feet from shore with an inner tube flotation device, while the other boy was on the shore, MSP said. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024 Kile was fatally struck by a jet ski while floating in an inner tube in 2012. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 Between takes, Spielberg was in an inner tube beside her. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for inner tube 

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inner tube was in 1894

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“Inner tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20tube. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

inner tube

noun
: an inflatable ring-shaped rubber tube used inside a tire to hold air under pressure

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