English Explanatory Dictionary

gaffer tape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gaffer tape gaffer tapes gaffer's tape gaffers tape

Etymology

From gaffer (“lighting electrician”) + tape.

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