100-mile-an-hour tape
n.— «HIPKE: Yeah, we had 100-mile-an-hour tape and a little foam. And it’s just really—it’s rock solid on there. FLOCK: What’s 100-mile-an-hour tape? HIPKE: It’s supposed to last up to 100 miles an hour I guess before it starts peeling off the plane.» —“Getting a Jump on Wildfire Season” by Live Today: Lou Waters, Natalie Allen, Jeff Flock CNN May 3, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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