Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WordNet
n. wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic
Wikipedia
Plastic wrap, cling film (UK), cling wrap or food wrap, is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing food items in containers to keep them fresh over a longer period of time. Plastic wrap, typically sold on rolls in boxes with a cutting edge, clings to many smooth surfaces and can thus remain tight over the opening of a container without adhesive or other devices. Common plastic wrap is roughly 0.5 thou, or 12.5 µm, thick. Although as technology advances the trend has been to produce thinner thicknesses, particularly for household use (as not too much stretch is needed), so now majority of brands on shelves around the world have reduced to 8, 9 or 10 microns.
Usage examples of "plastic wrap".
Some tiny pests like ants can sneak through the cracks between the plastic wrap and the bark, so wrap the trunk in cotton wool before applying the sticky wrap.
Make sure that the cloth or plastic wrap can grow with the tree or plan to replace it periodically.
And there was lots of pipe and bundles of wire covered with clear plastic wrap and there was a lot of raw dirt around.
When he raised me, he smothered me with deceit that I'm still peeling away, like the plastic wrap on a choice piece of meat.
He sat her on the massage table and wrapped her in a voluminous towel before tending her wounds, closing the lips of the cuts deftly with butterfly tapes and finishing up with gauze and temporary cuffs of waterproof plastic wrap.
Deety wasn't happy about my specimens being in the refrigerator but they were very well packed, layer on layer of plastic wrap, then sealed into a freezer box.
On the nightstand, she'd left me a plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies secured in plastic wrap.
His white T-shirt, stained pollen-yellow under the arms, stuck wetly to his chest and little pot belly tight as plastic wrap on a fish head.