duct tape

American  

[duhk, duhkt] / dʌk, dʌkt /

noun

• duct tapes
  plural

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

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duct tape British  

noun

1. a type of strong waterproof adhesive silver-coloured cloth tape used for repairs by plumbers, electricians, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• duct tapes
  plural

Example Sentences

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duct tape

“She just pushed that duct tape up and shimmied right out of that chair,” Roebuck recalls.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Castro said he had sealed windows at his home with duct tape and filled up extra water containers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

By Thursday morning, residents were lining up to buy first-aid kits, flashlights, solar chargers, duct tape and tents to drop off at donation sites that sprang up across a community known as “Doralzuela.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“We can no longer keep our city together with duct tape and slurry,” said Rae Huang, a leftist community organizer, at a recent candidate forum on housing and transportation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

I sort of enjoyed the project—the whiz of slicing plastic, the scream of duct tape coming off the roll, the big speckled rectangles I fit snugly over the door and window.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx