"bubble wrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bubble wraps [plural]
Etymology: From the registered trademark of Sealed Air Corporation (US). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bubble wrap (countable and uncountable, plural bubble wraps)
  1. Cushioning material consisting of small spheres of air trapped in plastic, sold on long rolls for tearing off, and used as packaging for fragile items. Wikipedia link: bubble wrap Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (cushioning material): plàstic de bombolles [masculine] (Catalan), 氣泡布 (Chinese Mandarin), 气泡布 (qìpàobù) (Chinese Mandarin), kuplamuovi (Finnish), papier bulle [masculine] (French), plástico de burbullas [masculine] (Galician), Luftpolsterfolie [feminine] (German), buborékfólia (Hungarian), buborékcsomagolás (Hungarian), bungkus gelembung (Indonesian), pluriball [masculine] (Italian), millebolle [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 뽁뽁이 (ppokppogi) (Korean), folia bąbelkowa [feminine] (Polish), folia pęcherzykowa [feminine] (Polish), plástico-bolha [masculine] (Portuguese), plástico de burbujas [masculine] (Spanish)

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