adhesive tape
noun
: tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture
especially
: one used for covering wounds
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Strips of adhesive tape hold the tube in place against the skin, whose heat causes the chemo liquids to rise and flow through my veins.
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Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Since December 2019, its missions have experienced engine misfires, thruster failures during launch, flammable adhesive tape used to wrap wires, and wires connecting the capsule to its three parachutes appearing weaker than expected.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Boeing delayed Starliner's first crewed flight last year, after company officials realized that adhesive tape used on hundreds of yards of wiring was potentially flammable, and the capsule’s three parachutes were connected with lines that appeared to be weaker than expected.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 1 June 2024
Despite the success, crews found issues with the capsule's parachute system and that adhesive tape used to cover wiring on the spacecraft could be flammable, according to Boeing.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 May 2024
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Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Since December 2019, its missions have experienced engine misfires, thruster failures during launch, flammable adhesive tape used to wrap wires, and wires connecting the capsule to its three parachutes appearing weaker than expected.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Boeing delayed Starliner's first crewed flight last year, after company officials realized that adhesive tape used on hundreds of yards of wiring was potentially flammable, and the capsule’s three parachutes were connected with lines that appeared to be weaker than expected.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 1 June 2024
Despite the success, crews found issues with the capsule's parachute system and that adhesive tape used to cover wiring on the spacecraft could be flammable, according to Boeing.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 May 2024
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“Adhesive tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adhesive%20tape. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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