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hub (hub)

noun

  1. the center part of a wheel, etc.; the part fastened to the axle, or turning on it
  2. a center of interest, importance, or activity
  3. an airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed

Etymology: prob. ult. < IE base *keu-, to bend, mound, boss

hub Idioms

the Hub

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Boston, Mass.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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