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down tube

down tube noun: a tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

down tube: a tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube
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Noun

down tube (plural down tubes)

  1. A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

Forms of down tube

pluraldown tubes
alternative formdowntube

Questions about down tube

What does down tube mean?
Down tube means a tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.
What part of speech is down tube?
Down tube is a noun.
What is the plural of down tube?
The plural of down tube is down tubes.

Words near down tube in the dictionary

  1. down to the short strokes
  2. down to the wire
  3. down tools
  4. down train
  5. down trains
  6. down tube
  7. down tubes
  8. down under
  9. down upon one's luck
  10. down with
  11. down with one's dust

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