fish tape
A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires…A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires and cables through a building.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires and cables through a building.
The installers attempted to thread the fish tape through the conduit, but were unable to reach around the tight bend in the tube.
Origin
From fish (“to get hold of an object”) + tape.From fish (“to get hold of an object”) + tape.
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Forms
plural: fish tapes| Singular | fish tape |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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