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electrical tape

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

noun

  • electrical tapes
    plural
  1. an adhesive tape used to insulate electrical wiring.


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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

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.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2023

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

And behind that was a composite toolbox, the opening of the lid sealed with black electrical tape.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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