shrink-wrapping

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\
   (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink-wrapped}
   or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.]
   to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet
   of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting
   wrapping by the application of heat.
   [PJC] shrink-wrap
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\, n.
   a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks
   upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping
   around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the
   contours of the wrapped object; -- also called {shrink-pack},
   {shrinkpack} or {shrink-wrapping}.
   [PJC]
    

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