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• Bubble Wrap
  Bubble Wrap

  a brand name for a clear, bubble-filled plastic material used especially for cushioning breakable objects during shipment.
• bubble wrap
  bubble wrap

  noun

  a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used as a protective covering when transporting breakable goods

Bubble Wrap

American  

[buhb-uhl rap] / ˈbʌb əl ˌræp /

Or BubbleWrap

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a clear, bubble-filled plastic material used especially for cushioning breakable objects during shipment.

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bubble wrap British  

noun

1. a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used as a protective covering when transporting breakable goods

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Example Sentences

Bubble wrap might crush your standard ribbon bows, so the Container Store suggests using more wire-edged ribbon or tulle, which can be fluffed out, or cording.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2020

Bubble wrap filled her living room, gobbled up the hall and invaded her porch.

From Time Magazine Archive