electrical tape

[i-lek-trik-uhl tayp]

noun

plural

electrical tapes 

1. an adhesive tape used to insulate electrical wiring.

Example Sentences

The works he had been making since 1962 weren’t exactly photogenic, assembled from modest materials like translucent plastic scrim, solid planes of color or black electrical tape.

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At one point, he lodged hairs he found in a bus station restroom between the layers of electrical tape on a bomb’s wire connections, hoping to initiate a genetic wild-goose chase.

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And she used electrical tape to cover the lights on the electronics, “otherwise it would have looked like a flashing Christmas egg.”

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He took his black electrical tape and taped “crew” out and put “men” back in.

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But the frequent traveler who craves a “pitch black” room at night is also a big fan of gaffer tape, which is like electrical tape but is easier to tear.

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