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.
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Months later, Bryar’s autopsy raised a possible contributing factor in his death — three canisters of nitrous oxide found next to his corpse, with tubing for inhalation still attached.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
During a single surgery, a hospital can generate up to 20 pounds of mostly plastic waste—gloves, tubing, drapes, and packaging, all discarded.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
During winter when the air temperatures are cooler, popular tubing runs at Ichetucknee Springs State Park near Gainesville and Kelly Park/Rock Springs near Orlando take on a hushed appeal.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
During a single surgery, a hospital can generate up to 20 pounds of mostly plastic waste—gloves, tubing, drapes, and packaging, all discarded.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
During winter when the air temperatures are cooler, popular tubing runs at Ichetucknee Springs State Park near Gainesville and Kelly Park/Rock Springs near Orlando take on a hushed appeal.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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“Tubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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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)
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