tubing en · NOUN
Etymology
From tube + -ing.
Meanings
- (collective, countable, uncountable) Tubes, considered as a group.
- (countable, uncountable) A length of tube, or a system of tubes.
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(countable, uncountable) Riding down a river on an inner tube recreationally.
Enticed by boozy tubing experiences, throngs of twentysomething backpackers cemented its spot on south-east Asia’s famed backpacker trail.
2024 November 22, Adeshola Ore, Kate Lamb, “Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- (countable, uncountable) Tobogganing down a snowy slope or toboggan run on an inner tube.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tubings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
pl rury (tubes) · fi putkisto (system of tubes) · bg тръбопровод (system of tubes) · pl system rur (system of tubes) · bg пързаляне с автомобилна гума (recreation) · pl tubing (recreation) · bg тръби (tubes) · it condotta (tubes) · fi putket (tubes)