tubing

American  

[too-bing, tyoo-] / ˈtu bɪŋ, ˈtyu- /

noun

1. material in the form of a tube.

   glass tubing.

2. tubes collectively.

3. a piece of tube.

   two feet of copper tubing.

4. Also called inner-tubing.  the sport or recreation of floating down a river or stream on an inner tube.

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tubing British  

/ ˈtjuːbɪŋ /

noun

1. tubes collectively

2. a length of tube

3. a system of tubes

4. fabric in the form of a tube, used for pillowcases and some cushions; piping

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Etymology

Origin of tubing

First recorded in 1835–45; tube + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He took out a piece of surgical tubing and said, “Put this in your mouth.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Switzerland, for example, my daughter really, really wanted to go tubing at the top of Jungfraujoch, a massive glacier 10,000 feet above sea level near Interlaken.

From Los Angeles Times

Performance videos show her surrounded by IV tubing through which a blood-like liquid flows.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officials with the gas company said they have shored up the facility, including replacing the inner steel tubing on all operating wells and conducting continuous ambient methane monitoring.

From Los Angeles Times

Work soon began on erecting the towering armature, which is made of 1,800 linear feet of steel tubing and 500 planter boxes.

From Los Angeles Times

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