tubing

Flexible hollow material

Tubing is hollow cylindrical material, typically flexible: rubber tubing, plastic tubing, copper tubing.

The word also names a recreational activity—floating down a river or being towed behind a boat while sitting in an inflated inner tube: We went tubing on the Guadalupe River.

material

pipe

Hollow conveyance channel

  • PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
  • rubberElastic polymer from trees
  • plasticCapable of being molded

copper · silicone · polyethylene · vinyl · flexible · rigid · diameter · gauge · wall · length

river

rafting

Traveling on buoyant platform

whitewater · rapids · float · drift · innertube · currents · stream · river · creek · eddy

plumbing

pipe

Hollow conveyance channel

supply line · drain · compression · ferrule · shutoff · coupling · elbow · tee · reducer · braided

medical

catheter

Inserted medical drainage tube

  • IVVein-delivered medication method
  • cannulaThin medical insertion tube
  • drainageLiquid removal system

surgical · nasogastric · feeding · oxygen · silicone · sterile · lumen · introducer · stent · endotracheal

industrial

conduit

Tube conveying fluid or cables

  • ductTube conveying fluid
  • pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
  • channelPassage for transmission

hydraulic · pneumatic · fuel line · brake line · coolant · heat exchanger · coil · bend · flare · sleeve

snow

snowtubing

Sliding downhill on inflatables

slope · chute · lane · innertube · winter · resort · tow · lift · groomed · run

Categories
Opposites
hollow vs. solid form

tubingrod

Thin rigid stick

bar · dowel · shaft · solid wire · wire

flexible vs. rigid material

tubingconduit

Tube conveying fluid or cables

duct · channel

recreational activity type

tubingrowing

Pulling oars to move

swimming · kayaking · canoeing · paddleboarding · water skiing

Phrases
Family

tube, tubular

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G