inner tube
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of inner tube
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
A jet ski struck Foster’s son Kile Glover, who was floating on an inner tube being pulled by a pontoon boat in the lake.
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
One minute I was twelve years old and wondering where I could get enough money for an inner tube for my old used ten-speed.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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