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tubing

American  
[too-bing, tyoo-] / ˈtu bɪŋ, ˈtju- /

noun

  • tubings
    plural
  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.


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

"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

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Etymology

Origin of tubing

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


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They’re doing it from this little antechamber through 7 feet of tubing.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

In one video, the workers unwind a line of black tubing, or conduit, from a spool the size of a small car, before feeding it into the ground.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Certain lots were found to have internal tubing tears, which risk under-delivering insulin to patients.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

When Nate Wallick takes his kids tubing on the Illinois River near their home in Peoria, he makes them wear football helmets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

To boot, Onofre’s TV antenna was so tall, so elaborate, so pronged, and so replete with squiggling copper and aluminum tubing and boosters, that it looked like a DEW-line radar interceptor in Greenland.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The bars, tubings and forgings Scheurich uses to produce his components are made of a specialized steel bolstered, or alloyed, with elements such as nickel or chromium to enhance their strength and corrosion resistance.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2018

Why, ship it, by using an electrical factory where he makes tubings and fittings—and a good deal of mischief, to boot.

From The Riddle of the Frozen Flame by Walter De Maris

They got to work forthwith, and turned to the pile of electrical tubings which was built up against the side of the dock wall, twice as high as a man's head.

From The Riddle of the Frozen Flame by Walter De Maris

The crooks are fitted between the body and the mouthpiece; they are a series of smaller interchangeable tubings, which extend in length as they descend in pitch, and set the instrument in different keys.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

Beside the fire a long wooden table was plentifully covered with curved glass flasks, basins, tubings, and other instruments of which I knew neither the name nor the purpose.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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