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downtube

downtube is the alternative form of down tube.

Meaning of down tube

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 downtube

pluraldowntubes

Origin of downtube

From down + tube.

Questions about downtube

What is downtube the alternative form of?
Downtube is the alternative form of down tube.

Words near downtube in the dictionary

  1. downtrodden
  2. downtroddenly
  3. downtroddenness
  4. downtrodding
  5. downtrods
  6. downtube
  7. downtubes
  8. downtune
  9. downtuned
  10. downtunes
  11. downtuning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downtube (page history and authors); down tube (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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