hubcap

noun

hub·cap ˈhəb-ˌkap

: a removable usually metal cap over the end of an axle

especially : one used on the wheel of a motor vehicle

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Same for the notebook, the legs of the chair, the car’s fender and hubcaps, the Gatorade in my bottle, every surface everywhere. —

Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024 In addition, the black 21-inch disc wheels sport silver floating hubcaps for contrast. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024 In the transcripts, Man Boy Slim—a rickety thin 20-year-old local, with, at a cursory glance, a distinguished career at that time of stealing hubcaps and hunting deer out of season—made many claims about the biologists. —

Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024 The security guard eventually attempted to approach Rosario, who gestured toward the guard, holding a large stick in one hand and raising a hubcap as a shield in the other. —

Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hubcap