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duct tape

[ duhk, duhkt ]

noun

  1. a strongly adhesive silver-gray cloth tape, used in plumbing, household repairs, etc.


duct tape

noun

  1. a type of strong waterproof adhesive silver-coloured cloth tape used for repairs by plumbers, electricians, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Amidst a global pandemic, the likes of which none of us has ever seen, the school district is hellbent on forcing thousands of educators into unsafe school buildings held together, in some places quite literally, by duct tape.

America’s heavily privatized medical system was held together by duct tape and bubble gum long before the biggest public health crisis of our lifetimes.

I mostly use the knives, often to slice food or cut paracord for a tarp setup, but also frequently the scissors, to cut duct tape, and the can opener, to access food.

Striking a similar tone, Turkey’s Erhan Us mocks a consumer side effect of the pandemic with a roll of toilet paper made of silver duct tape.

My car is a 13-year-old gasping hunk of garbage with a fender affixed by duct tape.

With a bit of luck and duct tape, I thought we might put together enough votes to avoid a runoff.

The windows were sealed shut around the edges by duct tape but still rattled when it got windy.

He binds the little flyer with black plastic ties and seals her mouth with duct tape.

Nobody was allowed in his room, where the windows were covered with black garbage bags secured with duct tape.

The large roll of duct tape was still attached and found next to her head by firefighters.

He folded duct tape around the ragged edges to keep them from fraying.

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