Hub, Definition of Hub by Merriam-Webster

Logistics hub meaning. 1 : the central part of a circular object (such as a wheel or propeller) spokes attached to the hub of the wheel. 2 a : a center of activity : focal point The island is a major tourist hub . b : an airport or city through which an airline routes most of its traffic. c : a central device that connects multiple computers on a single network (see network entry 1 sense 3b ) 3 : a steel punch from which a working die (see die entry 2 sense 3a ) for a coin or medal is made. Keep scrolling for more. Synonyms for hub. Examples of hub in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Leading up to Ostroff’s official start date in August, analysts have framed the news as a surefire sign of Spotify’s enduring ambitions to grow into a multimedia and advertising hub beyond music. — Cherie Hu, Billboard , "Aggressive Content Bundling Might Be Spotify's Only Chance of Competing With Apple, Amazon," 10 July 2018 In Yenikoy, a village near the new airport, the sense of crisis has been building since Mr. Erdogan unleashed the project, chasing the dream of turning the city into a global air hub to rival London and Dubai. — New York Times , "Turkey’s Economy Is So Hot That It May Face a Meltdown," 10 July 2018 But what do those past ambitions, and the success Google's had with turning YouTube into a hub for videogame culture, indicate about the company's present actions to enter the industry? — Julie Muncy, WIRED , "Can Google Really Launch a Viable Videogame Platform?," 7 July 2018 In August 2017, two people were busted for bringing nearly 36 pounds of pot into the air hub from a Southwest flight that departed from Oakland, Calif., Fox 17 reports. — Janine Puhak, Fox News , "Man jailed for smuggling 60 pounds of marijuana into Nashville airport," 6 July 2018 The site may still smell like burnt sugar, as visitors who have entered the old factory report, but the transformation into a happening hub of northern Brooklyn is well under way. — Julie V. Iovine, WSJ , "Sweet Design on the Brooklyn Waterfront," 30 June 2018 Lincoln Road is evolving from a cute mom-and-pop street that was very walkable into a hub for global fashion brands. — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald , "Lincoln Road keeps growing — and its small businesses keep closing," 25 June 2018 The move is part of a growing trend by Chinese biopharma companies to expand their vision, and their operations, globally by tapping into the thriving Massachusetts life sciences hub . — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com , "Chinese biopharma company will build $60 million plant in Worcester," 12 June 2018 Two teams of four are trying to kill waves of enemies and deposit collected items into a central hub . — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , "Destiny 2's Forsaken reveal: This huge expansion could fix everything that needs fixing," 5 June 2018. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.