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hub Noun 1. the central portion of a wheel, through which the axle passes 2. the central, most important, or active part of a place or organization [probably variant of hob] An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted, sealifted, and ground transportable) and/or from within the theater. See also hub and spoke distribution; spoke. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
hub Translations n hub [hab] 1 the centre of a wheel. naaf مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَجَلَه главина náboj hjulnav die Radnabe κέντρο τροχού cubo rattarumm مرکز چرخ napa moyeu מֶרכַּז चक्रनाभि glavina kotaca kerékagy poros hjólnöf mozzo こしき 바퀴통 stebulė (riteņa) rumba hab naaf nav piasta eixo butuc ступица, втулка náboj pesto glavčina nav ดุมล้อ tekerlek göbeği, jant 轂 маточина پہیے وغیرہ کا محور trục bánh xe 毂 2 a centre of activity or business. spil, middelpunt مركِز الفعاليَّه أو العَمَل център centrum hjerte; centrum der Mittelpunkt κέντρο δραστηριότητας centro, eje keskus مركز فعاليت keskus centre (d'activité) מֶרכַּז केन्द्र centar interesa, posla középpont pusat kegiatan miðdepill, miðstöð fulcro, centro 中心 (활동의) 중심 centras (darbības, uzmanības) centrs pusat brand-, middelpunt midtpunkt, sentrum ośrodek centro centru (de activitate) центр деятельности centrum središče dejavnosti centar centrum, medelpunkt จุดศูนย์กลาง iş/faaliyet merkezi 中心 центр уваги عمل یا کارروائی کا مرکز trung tâm 中心 |
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Observing that my request for a ride took no attention, and finding myself falling slowly astern, I placed one foot upon the inner circumference of a hind wheel and was slowly elevated to the level of the hub, whence I boarded the concern, sans ceremonie, and scrambling forward seated myself beside the driver--who took no notice of me until he had administered another indiscriminate castigation to his cattle, accompanied with the advice to "buckle down, you derned Incapable I'm in, up to the hub, for anything that will pay, Bilgewater; but, you see, I don't know nothing about play-actin', and hain't ever seen much of it. Martin washed woollens that day, by hand, in a large barrel, with strong soft-soap, by means of a hub from a wagon wheel, mounted on a plunger-pole that was attached to a spring-pole overhead. |
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