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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

The BBC has viewed video of Lufthansa staff using tape and bubble wrap to pack the Oscar into a box.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“Things like packing peanuts, bubble wrap, heavy-duty tape and boxes can add up to $30 or $40,” Chamlee warns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Tejada and a colleague grabbed boxes, tape, moving blankets and bubble wrap from the Malibu Creek facility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

She's the heartbeat, she knows what she wants, she knows that you can't bubble wrap the world.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

They sit on either side of me, trying to comfort me, but I’m already cocooned in invisible bubble wrap.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman