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Definition of Hubcap
1. Noun. Cap that fits over the hub of a wheel.
Definition of Hubcap
1. Noun. A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hubcap
1. a covering for the hub of a wheel [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hubcap
Literary usage of Hubcap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Artillery Materiel: Notes on the Development, Use and Care of Modern by James Patrick Kelly (1920)
"Disengage hubcap latch; unscrew and remove hubcap. 3. Disengage wheel fastening
plunger and remove wheel fastening. 4. Remove wheel. ..."
2. Automotive Repair: Instruction Manual of Repair Jobs by John Calvin Wright (1921)
"hubcap f STEERING SPINDLE HUB GREASE RETAINER FLANGE y GREASE CUP PIVOT PIN FRONT
AXLE STEERING ARM BUSHING CROSS STEERING ROD' FIG. 5a. ..."
3. Eternally Yours: Time in Designby Ed van Hinte by Ed van Hinte (2004)
"... or a hubcap. However, people use and own most things without giving special
attention to them They're just there, as tools and as carriers of signs. ..."