hubcap

[ huhb-kap ]
/ ˈhʌbˌkæp /

noun

a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.

Origin of hubcap

First recorded in 1900–05; hub + cap1

Example sentences from the Web for hubcap

  • Then came the business of removing the hubcap and the struggle to loose the lugbolts.

    The Fourth R |George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for hubcap

hubcap
/ (ˈhʌbˌkæp) /

noun

a metal cap fitting onto the hub of a wheel, esp a stainless steel or chromium-plated one