friction tape
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of friction tape
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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That led Tutmarc to begin experimenting and eventually to building a horseshoe-shaped magnet, with coils wound around it, and wrapping the grapefruit-sized contraption with friction tape.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2018
Soon after he took office as Vice President, Nixon became the Administration's "Mr. Fixit," the handyman with a ball of friction tape who bound up leaky pipes and raw wires.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cross-country skiers straggled in and blamed the wax; slow lugers cursed the friction tape on their sleds.
From Time Magazine Archive
He played with roller skates on asphalt, using a roll of friction tape for a puck.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not necessary to insulate this with anything heavier than friction tape, as this was to be only a temporary installation.
From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen
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