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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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 Any aware adult knew of the trick and would stop the car, go to the offending hubcap, take it off, dump out the rocks and pebbles, put the hubcap back on, and be on their merry way. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hubcap