Downtown vs Hub - What's the difference?
downtown | hub |
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
in, or towards the downtown area; southward
(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted.
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, title= (computing) A computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch .
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
(obsolete) The hilt of a weapon.
(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
A screw hob.
A block for scotching a wheel.
As nouns the difference between downtown and hub
is that downtown is (chiefly|us) either the lower, or the business center of a city or town while hub is lifting.As an adjective downtown
is of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area.As an adverb downtown
is in, or towards the downtown area; southward.downtown
English
(wikipedia downtown)Adjective
(en adjective)- John walked everyday to his downtown job.
See also
* uptown * oldtownAdverb
(en adverb)- You need to go downtown four blocks.
- That shot came from way downtown!
Synonyms
* (business center of a city)Synonyms
* CBD, central business district, city (Australia ) ----hub
English
(wikipedia hub)Noun
(en noun)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.
- (Halliwell)
- a hub in the road
