: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Each— a suitcase held together by duct tape.
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Ilya Kaminsky, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Can make with cardboard and duct tape only.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Other small, unexpected items, including duct tape and binder clips, can be travel lifesavers, according to travel blogs and reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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Ilya Kaminsky, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Can make with cardboard and duct tape only.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Other small, unexpected items, including duct tape and binder clips, can be travel lifesavers, according to travel blogs and reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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