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Meaning of duck tape | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A kind of tape made from, or incorporating, cotton "duck" fabric.
    countable, historical, uncountable
  2. A type of multi-purpose heavy-duty adhesive tape.
    also, countable, uncountable

Examples

“In belting from the motor, connect to as large a pulley as possible and practical, and use a heavy duck tape, one inch wide, such as printers use on their large presses.”
“If you can't fix it with duck tape, it's not worth fixing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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