tubing

noun

tub·​ing ˈtü-biŋ 

ˈtyü-

1

: material in the form of a tube

also : a length or piece of tube

2

: a series or system of tubes

3

: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)

Examples of tubing in a Sentence

The fluids travel through flexible plastic tubing.

We go tubing on the river every summer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Areas in Tahoe are available for snowshoeing and snow tubing with snow starting at 3 ft, according to Tahoe Snowshoe Tours. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025

Using hyaluronic tubing technology, the line promises three times the weightless volume. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025

Buck Hill may be known for tubing, but Minnesotans will soon be racing down the Burnsville slopes on an unusual form of transportation — a queen mattress. —Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025

But the state’s freshwater options are staggering, with more than 7,500 lakes, 12,000 miles of rivers and canals, and over 1,000 freshwater springs for swimming, kayaking, and tubing in gin-clear waters. —Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tubing

noun

tub·​ing ˈt(y)ü-biŋ 

1

: material in the form of a tube

2

: a series or system of tubes

3

: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)