fish tape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires and cables through a building.

Pronunciation

en-us-fish-tape.ogg

Word forms

fish tape fish tapes

Etymology

From fish (“to get hold of an object”) + tape.

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