friction tape
a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
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Once it was necessary to use two types of tape on splices—rubber tape with friction tape over it.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist | Eric B. WilsonThe joint should now be covered with a layer of rubber tape and this covered with a layer of ordinary friction tape.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. ManlyThe soldered joint is then covered with rubber tape, and over this ordinary friction tape is wound on.
Electricity for the farm | Frederick Irving AndersonIt was not necessary to insulate this with anything heavier than friction tape, as this was to be only a temporary installation.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass | Allen ChapmanHe withdrew one hand and searched the kit for friction tape.
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British Dictionary definitions for friction tape
US and Canadian adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): insulating tape
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