heat-seal
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of heat-seal
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Hassan had deposited £150,000 in cash into his own bank account between 2022 and 2025, and detectives who searched his home found £22,500 in heat-sealed bags.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I scan the little slots until I find mine: a refill of Greek oregano, parceled out in a plastic baggie with a heat-sealed strip.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Musically, "Compton" is a translation of "To Pimp a Butterfly's" freewheeling rummage through genres into a sleek, heat-sealed package.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2015
They’ve been heat-sealed at the seams and advertised as an impermeable barrier for 280 chemical threats, including agents used in biological warfare.
From Time ● Oct. 7, 2014
A second machine closed and heat-sealed the plastic strip.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
A third woman wrapped each of them in a gauzy cloth, and then closed up the sides with a heat-sealing machine.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
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