Tubing
noun
Long, hollow cylinders, often made of metal, plastic, or rubber.
The hospital used rubber tubing for the intravenous therapy.
Often appears as...
- rubber tubing
- metal tubing
verb
The activity of floating or sailing along a river on a tube.
We went tubing down the river in the hot summer afternoon.
Often appears as...
- river tubing
- snow tubing
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The sport of riding on a tube towed behind a motorboat.
Water tubing at the lake was the highlight of our summer vacation.
Often appears as...
- water tubing
- towable tubing
noun
Long, hollow cylinders, often made of metal, plastic, or rubber.
The hospital used rubber tubing for the intravenous therapy.
Often appears as...
- rubber tubing
- metal tubing
verb
The activity of floating or sailing along a river on a tube.
We went tubing down the river in the hot summer afternoon.
Often appears as...
- river tubing
- snow tubing
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The sport of riding on a tube towed behind a motorboat.
Water tubing at the lake was the highlight of our summer vacation.
Often appears as...
- water tubing
- towable tubing
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Various Materials
Tubing can be made from different materials depending on its use.
The lab used glass tubing for the experiment.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Uses
Tubing is often part of practical objects like machines or medical equipment.
The mechanic replaced the old tubing in the engine.
Pro Tip 3/3Sizes Vary
The diameter and length of tubing can greatly vary, from very small to large.
He cut the plastic tubing to fit the water filter.
Pro Tip 1/3Various Materials
Tubing can be made from different materials depending on its use.
The lab used glass tubing for the experiment.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Uses
Tubing is often part of practical objects like machines or medical equipment.
The mechanic replaced the old tubing in the engine.
Pro Tip 3/3Sizes Vary
The diameter and length of tubing can greatly vary, from very small to large.
He cut the plastic tubing to fit the water filter.
Pro Tip 1/3Various Materials
Tubing can be made from different materials depending on its use.
The lab used glass tubing for the experiment.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Uses
Tubing is often part of practical objects like machines or medical equipment.
The mechanic replaced the old tubing in the engine.
Pro Tip 3/3Sizes Vary
The diameter and length of tubing can greatly vary, from very small to large.
He cut the plastic tubing to fit the water filter.
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How brass instruments...
But any single harmonic series has gaps where pitches are missing and the versatility of brass instruments lies in their ability to switch between multiple series. On instruments like the trumpet, valves can be lowered to increase the length of tubing the air travels through,
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How kids can help design...
Then we asked children to go on a field trip with us, to document what they liked and didn't like about the space, using photography. Through green picture frames, students highlighted what they liked about the space, such as college students, tubing down the creek.
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The story of a parent's...
that flows through our little town. And one day, one of Jonathan's girls said to me, "GrandPaula, can we go tubing on the river?" And I said, "Well, you know, I'd really wait until your daddy gets here for that. That feels to me like that ought to be his call."
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Lucy McRae: How can...
so you couldn't see where the skin ended and the near environment started. I set up my studio in the red-light district and obsessively wrapped myself in plumbing tubing, and found a way to redefine the skin and create this dynamic textile.
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Hope for Rivers During...
frequently checking conditions if low water levels result in conditions stressful to the fish tubing and even fly fishing could be shut down to protect them of greatest concern are the native mountain whitefish negatively
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What makes neon signs...
These 5 gases can be combined with color-coated tubing to create an electrified rainbow of text and images. Business owners soon realized how effective these colorful beacons were for attracting customers.
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Murder Hole PIPE National...
of your hole so we found some hardcore industrial tubing that would protect me when I was inside my little hole we decided to call it the whole halo because it's like a guardian angel watching over me
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See an Apocalyptic World...
they were a piece of like PVC tubing and then as like a little washer to make it look like a pinky very resourceful we try to keep everything as as real as possible I messed up on the on the flat
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Most Soothing Sir David...
it's packed tight with hundreds of metres of very thin tubing called Xylem. It's filled with water. And if I use this apparatus with a probe which goes into the trunk there,
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What’s in the Trunk?...
a tree trunk is an extraordinary piece of biological engineering it's packed tight with hundreds of meters a very thin tubing called xylem
Video examples
How brass instruments...
But any single harmonic series has gaps where pitches are missing and the versatility of brass instruments lies in their ability to switch between multiple series. On instruments like the trumpet, valves can be lowered to increase the length of tubing the air travels through,
Video examples
How kids can help design...
Then we asked children to go on a field trip with us, to document what they liked and didn't like about the space, using photography. Through green picture frames, students highlighted what they liked about the space, such as college students, tubing down the creek.
Video examples
The story of a parent's...
that flows through our little town. And one day, one of Jonathan's girls said to me, "GrandPaula, can we go tubing on the river?" And I said, "Well, you know, I'd really wait until your daddy gets here for that. That feels to me like that ought to be his call."
Video examples
Lucy McRae: How can...
so you couldn't see where the skin ended and the near environment started. I set up my studio in the red-light district and obsessively wrapped myself in plumbing tubing, and found a way to redefine the skin and create this dynamic textile.
Video examples
Hope for Rivers During...
frequently checking conditions if low water levels result in conditions stressful to the fish tubing and even fly fishing could be shut down to protect them of greatest concern are the native mountain whitefish negatively
Video examples
What makes neon signs...
These 5 gases can be combined with color-coated tubing to create an electrified rainbow of text and images. Business owners soon realized how effective these colorful beacons were for attracting customers.
Video examples
Murder Hole PIPE National...
of your hole so we found some hardcore industrial tubing that would protect me when I was inside my little hole we decided to call it the whole halo because it's like a guardian angel watching over me
Video examples
See an Apocalyptic World...
they were a piece of like PVC tubing and then as like a little washer to make it look like a pinky very resourceful we try to keep everything as as real as possible I messed up on the on the flat
Video examples
Most Soothing Sir David...
it's packed tight with hundreds of metres of very thin tubing called Xylem. It's filled with water. And if I use this apparatus with a probe which goes into the trunk there,
Video examples
What’s in the Trunk?...
a tree trunk is an extraordinary piece of biological engineering it's packed tight with hundreds of meters a very thin tubing called xylem
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Quote examples
Jeannie Mai
American Celebrity
My favorite memory was tubing with Mama Mai. We had never done it before, and we told the guy driving to go as fast as the boat could take us.
Quote examples
Kat Graham
American Actress
I love outdoor winter activities like snow tubing and snowball throwing.
Quote examples
Jeannie Mai
American Celebrity
My favorite memory was tubing with Mama Mai. We had never done it before, and we told the guy driving to go as fast as the boat could take us.
Quote examples
Kat Graham
American Actress
I love outdoor winter activities like snow tubing and snowball throwing.
Example 1 of 2
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