electrical tape
Americannoun
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Sometimes, the group said, it would see vehicles with no plates, or plates blacked out with electrical tape, or temporary paper plates that just so happened to tear off in the wind.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
After Seth saw “The Terminator,” Mark recalled, he made himself a stunningly elaborate “replica of the Terminator’s gun” using duct tape, electrical tape, paper-towel and toilet-paper rolls.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2021
It was all held together with electrical tape, pipe clamps, bungee cords — and probably a healthy dose of hubris.
From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2021
The placement of electrical tape can warp visual space.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2021
There was an oldfashioned drugstore there with a black marble counter and chrome stools with tattered plastic seats patched with electrical tape.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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