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hubcap

American

[huhb-kap] / ˈhʌbˌkæp /

noun

a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.

hubcap British

/ ˈhʌbˌkæp /

noun

a metal cap fitting onto the hub of a wheel, esp a stainless steel or chromium-plated one

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hubcap

First recorded in 1900–05; hub + cap ¹

Example Sentences

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Images of the scene posted on social media show a smashed front window of a building with shards of glass and dark metal lying on the pavement outside, along with a silver metal hubcap.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

Holden, her dead son, keeps reaching out to Danvers through strange signs, including a broken hubcap materializing from nothing.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

The vehicle was missing a right front hubcap at the time of the collision.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022

And then we see the SS badge on a hubcap, which tells us that this is going to be a high performance version of the Chevy Blazer.

From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2022

And there it is: half a hubcap of city plaza, with the spokes of Bagley, Washington, Woodward, Broadway, and Madison radiating from it.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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