gaffer tape

English

Matte black gaffer tape

Alternative forms

gaffer's tape, gaffers tape

Etymology

From gaffer (“lighting electrician”) + tape.

Noun

gaffer tape (countable and uncountable, plural gaffer tapes)

A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.

Coordinate terms

Translations

sturdy adhesive tape

Bulgarian: изолирбанд m (izolirband)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (informal) 膠布／胶布 (zh) (jiāobù), (specialised terms) 電器膠帶／电器胶带 (diànqì jiāodài), 絕緣膠帶／绝缘胶带 (juéyuán jiāodài)
Finnish: roudarinteippi (fi)
Hungarian: szigetelőszalag (hu)
Russian: изолента (ru) (izolenta)
Swedish: gaffatejp c

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