inner tube
Americannoun
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inner tubes
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of inner tube
First recorded in 1890–95
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Teaser videos include depictions of babies on water skis and a runway model whose dress features an inner tube and giant cigarette butts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Consider the analogy of trying to capture a 3D image of a child wearing an inner tube around their waist.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
Glover said she and her husband, who was at the helm of the pontoon boat towing their son’s inner tube, saw Hubbard racing toward them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Kile Glover, her 11-year-old son with Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover, died in July 2012 after a personal watercraft struck the boy as he floated in an inner tube on the lake.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
While I patched the inner tube, Miss Love leaned against the hood of the car, looking like she might faint.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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