: a removable usually metal cap over the end of an axle
especially
: one used on the wheel of a motor vehicle
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If this model does have hubcaps remove them and take the car for a ride.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The effect is disorienting, akin to watching a tire and its hubcap rotate in seemingly opposite directions.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Along with several German specialties, Lilo’s features cinnamon rolls as big as hubcaps, sinfully-rich carrot cake, and cream pies made with mascarpone cheese.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, in a now viral TikTok video, Bailey can be seen carrying none other than a Nissan hubcap for a car.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The effect is disorienting, akin to watching a tire and its hubcap rotate in seemingly opposite directions.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Along with several German specialties, Lilo’s features cinnamon rolls as big as hubcaps, sinfully-rich carrot cake, and cream pies made with mascarpone cheese.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, in a now viral TikTok video, Bailey can be seen carrying none other than a Nissan hubcap for a car.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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“Hubcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubcap. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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hubcap
noun
hub·cap
ˈhəb-ˌkap 
: a removable metal covering on the tire of a car or truck
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