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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.


duct tape British  

noun

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

"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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“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

Because the last owner “thought duct tape would fix everything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

About an hour later, at 11:10, the accused returned the duct tape to the camera.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Coach Hedge and Piper were struggling against their duct tape bonds while one of the demon monkey dwarfs danced around the deck, picking up whatever wasn’t tied down and sticking it in his bag.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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