duct tape

noun

: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
duct-tape transitive verb

Examples of duct tape in a Sentence

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Everyone in attendance was given an unofficial banana and roll of duct tape, Comedian‘s only two components, to commemorate the occasion. Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024 Last week, Cheetos auctioned off a Cheeto Puff stuck to a wall by duct tape on eBay and ultimately sold for $20,000 Thursday. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 At the press conference held in The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel, attendees received bananas and duct tape as souvenirs. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 The interveners got duct tape from another flight attendant and wrapped the man’s wrists, knees and ankles together to subdue him, then held him for about 30 minutes, according to the report and an account McCright posted online. Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duct tape 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duct tape was in 1973

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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

duct tape

noun
: a wide cloth adhesive tape
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