tubing

noun

tub·​ing ˈtü-biŋ How to pronounce tubing (audio)
ˈtyü-
1
: material in the form of a tube
also : a length or piece of tube
2
: a series or system of tubes
3
: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)

Examples of tubing in a Sentence

The fluids travel through flexible plastic tubing. We go tubing on the river every summer.
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Saluda Location: 94 miles from Charlotte What to do: Spend a day tubing along the Green River, or go for a whitewater excursion. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 Rosita Hansen was working an evening shift at a tubing factory in 2023 when a sheriff’s deputy showed up and handed her a court summons. Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025 Kids can bounce and flip on the Bungee Trampoline and there’s also zip lining, a rock climbing wall, and plastic-mat tubing runs. Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 It is adapted to devour the rubber tubing in the engines of the F-22 Raptor. Christian Bök, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tubing

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tubing was in 1845

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“Tubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubing. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

tubing

noun
tub·​ing ˈt(y)ü-biŋ How to pronounce tubing (audio)
1
: material in the form of a tube
2
: a series or system of tubes
3
: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)

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