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grip tape
n. sandpaper with an adhesive on one side that is used to affix it to the surface of a skateboard deck and thus provide added friction.
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Grip Tape
Grip Tape is an album by the band Further released in 1992. Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth guests on tracks 3 and 6.
Usage examples of "grip tape".
The end terminal carried the wire to the junction box underneath the dashboard and the side terminal connected with earth through the chassis: they'd scraped an area clean and used grip tape, a decent enough job.