adhesive tape

noun

: tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture
especially : one used for covering wounds

Examples of adhesive tape in a Sentence

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Have plastic sheeting and adhesive tape ready to cover your windows. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026 The team assembled them on the floor with adhesive tape to create a massive square map more than 6 meters on a side. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2025 The carpenters may install a strip of adhesive tape over the top of the flashing securing it to the Zip sheathing. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025 The system can also remove the protective layer from adhesive tape. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adhesive tape

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adhesive tape was in 1887

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“Adhesive tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adhesive%20tape. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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adhesive tape

noun
: tape that is coated on one side with an adhesive and is used especially for medical purposes

Medical Definition

adhesive tape

noun
: tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture
especially : one used for covering wounds
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