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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

duct tape

Inside his trailer, he deployed a tool he invented: a broom handle wrapped in paper towels and duct tape, lovingly dubbed the “magic ferret plunger.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Two super typhoons in two months, in the same year, is a historic event," said Castro, who has sealed windows at his home with duct tape and filled up extra water containers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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

Moon’s Gym was just a room off the highway with exposed cement beams and heavy bags held together with duct tape.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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