duct tape

noun

ˈdək(t)- 

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

duct-tape

ˈdək(t)- 

transitive verb

Examples of duct tape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Activists installed makeshift bike lanes using green and white duct tape at the corner of Tremont and Parker streets. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Both parents were bound with duct tape and stuffed in the van. — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Standing nearby are two flight attendants, including one holding duct tape, the video showed. — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2026

The ads were printed on large vinyl sheets, and Alterman and Ross were hanging them with low-tech loops of duct tape. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for duct tape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape

Kids Definition

duct tape

noun

: a wide cloth adhesive tape