inner tube
noun
a doughnut-shaped, flexible rubber tube inflated inside a tire to bear the weight of a vehicle.
inner tubes
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pluralof inner tube.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
“Also, do not tie two or more inner tubes together; this requires you to have a life jacket for each person. Kids 12 and younger must wear a life jacket.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
More than 2.5 million people take their power boats or kayaks or inner tubes out on the Willamette River system annually.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023
Ms. Bishop waded to her back porch and snatched inner tubes and rafts to help bring her brothers outside.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
El Tirindaro is a subspecies of coyote known as a patero, because he smuggles people into the United States by pushing them across the river on inner tubes while paddling like a pato, or duck.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
