tubing
noun
tub·ing
| \ ˈtü-biŋ
, ˈtyü-\
, ˈtyü-\
Definition of tubing
1
: material in the form of a tube
also
: a length or piece of tube
2
: a series or system of tubes
3
: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)
Examples of tubing in a Sentence
The fluids travel through flexible plastic tubing.
We go tubing on the river every summer.
Recent Examples on the Web
The walls of the Central Intelligence Agency’s original headquarters, in Langley, Virginia, contain more than thirty miles of four-inch steel tubing. — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, "Was E-mail a Mistake?," 6 Aug. 2019 The Aero Bike Early aero bike development (in the mid 1980s) was born out of experiments in changing the profile of a bike’s frame tubing for aerodynamic benefit—just like racing cars. — Andrew Diprose, Wired, "The Incredible Tech Behind This Year's Tour de France Bikes," 19 July 2019 Early aero bike development (in the mid 1980s) was born out of experiments in changing the profile of a bike’s frame tubing for aerodynamic benefit—just like racing cars. — Andrew Diprose, WIRED, "The Incredible Tech Behind This Year's Tour de France Bikes," 19 July 2019 There was one issue: the shovel handle was oval, while the attachments on the cross arm were machined for circular tubing. — National Geographic, "Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station," 27 June 2019 This may, in fact, be a record in terms of cheap sensors: scrap timber, a couple of screws, and a bit of metal tubing, plus a cellphone. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Musical instrument goes flat in presence of adulterated medicine," 17 Sep. 2018 This massive outdoor water complex has a giant splash pad with multiple whimsical shooting water features and an Olympic-sized pool with diving boards and a fantastic twisty blue slide, plus a smaller sized pool for tubing and kick-boarding. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "7 sensational Bay Area pools to escape the heat," 13 Aug. 2019 Buck Concert Series What: The Buck Hill resort in Burnsville offers skiing and snowboarding in the winter, tubing and mountain biking in the warmer months and this three-day outdoor classic rock festival. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, "Two weekends, four outdoor summer concert festivals in the Twin Cities," 11 July 2019 Clear Creek in Golden is being monitored day-by-day and is closed for tubing and swimming. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Death toll on Colorado rivers is rising because of heavy spring snowmelt," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tubing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tubing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tubing
: material in the form of a tube : a series or system of tubes
: the activity of riding on an inner tube over snow, down a river, etc.
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