adhesive tape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adhesive tape
First recorded in 1930–34
Example Sentences
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They liked hearing Tim Cowlishaw talking about the Dallas Cowboys with adhesive tape still sticking to his shoes from his previous day’s walk through the Cowboys locker room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
To do this, the researchers removed layers of graphite with a piece of adhesive tape until they had flakes just one atom thick.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
If air is leaking under a door, consider using a felt weather strip that attaches to the bottom of the door with small nails, screws or adhesive tape.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024
The “tape” the agency is selling off isn’t adhesive tape; it’s a soft, flat and narrow woven cotton that’s snipped from a spool.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023
She started taking the crazy adhesive tape off her arm.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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