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hub

Pronunciation: /hʌb/

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Definition of hub

noun

  • 1the central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate.
  • 2the effective centre of an activity, region, or network:the city has always been the financial hub of the country the kitchen was the hub of family life
  • a central airport or other transport facility from which many services operate:the airport authority’s policy promotes Manchester as an international hub the city’s major transportation hub for bus and rail [as modifier]:major hub airports have grown up all over the world

Phrases

hub-and-spoke

denoting a system of air transportation in which local airports offer flights to a central airport where international or long-distance flights are available.

Origin:

early 16th century (denoting a shelf at the side of a fireplace used for heating pans): of unknown origin (compare with hob1)

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