Definition of Hubcap

1. Noun. Cap that fits over the hub of a wheel.

Generic synonyms: Cap
Group relationships: Car Wheel

Definition of Hubcap

1. Noun. A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hubcap

1. a covering for the hub of a wheel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hubcap

hubbard squash
hubbier
hubbies
hubbiest
hubble-bubble
hubble bubble
hubbly
hubbly-bubbly
hubbly bubblies
hubbly bubbly
hubbub
hubbuboo
hubbuboos
hubbubs
hubby
hubcap (current term)
hubcapped
hubcaps
hubeite
hubless
hubner
hubnerite
hubnerites
hubodometer
hubodometers
hubometer
hubometers
huboon
huboons
hubris

Literary usage of Hubcap

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Artillery Materiel: Notes on the Development, Use and Care of Modern by James Patrick Kelly (1920)
"Disengage hubcap latch; unscrew and remove hubcap. 3. Disengage wheel fastening plunger and remove wheel fastening. 4. Remove wheel. ..."

2. Automotive Repair: Instruction Manual of Repair Jobs by John Calvin Wright (1921)
"hubcap f STEERING SPINDLE HUB GREASE RETAINER FLANGE y GREASE CUP PIVOT PIN FRONT AXLE STEERING ARM BUSHING CROSS STEERING ROD' FIG. 5a. ..."

3. Eternally Yours: Time in Designby Ed van Hinte by Ed van Hinte (2004)
"... or a hubcap. However, people use and own most things without giving special attention to them They're just there, as tools and as carriers of signs. ..."

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