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gaffer tape

noun

  1. strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In chats via the Telegram social media platform, he described how he had an "information kit" which included a blowtorch, pliers, gaffer tape, a screwdriver, bleach and a syringe.

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Some of the vessels were very unsafe, held together using gaffer tape and planks of wood.

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"We're using gaffer tape instead of having things replaced."

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Vishal Gohel, 44, was found dead with gaffer tape on his face at his flat in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in January 2022.

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The prosecutor said the neighbour knocked on the door and made a "horrifying discovery" with Mr Gohel "lifeless on the floor of the bedroom" with gaffer tape around the lower part of his face.

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