electrical tape

American  

[i-lek-trik-uhl tayp] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk əl ˈteɪp /

noun

plural

electrical tapes

1. an adhesive tape used to insulate electrical wiring.

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Example Sentences

So the fan made one himself before Game 4, using white electrical tape on the back of a Dodger blue jersey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

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

Tattered electrical tape held together the brass rail, and Jimmy had left behind his old equipment — suture scissors, adrenaline and Vaseline — in a briefcase.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

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

After pulling a length of the cable out and stripping the ends, she fiddled with a roll of electrical tape until Vogel arrived.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir