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    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.


bubble wrap British  

noun

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

"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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For those who really love popping the little buggers, you can say a word of thanks to the lucky inventors on Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day on the last Monday of January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The court is, by design, insulated from the world and covered in Bubble Wrap, thanks in part to the justices’ lifetime tenure.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Their creation functions somewhat like a high-tech form of Bubble Wrap, but it is designed for energy performance rather than packaging.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

Or, instead of traditional Bubble Wrap, try corrugated paper that can be recycled when you’re done.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

I hand them the packages, which are wrapped in Bubble Wrap and Urdu newspaper.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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