a method of securing the pages of a publication by passing a coil of wire through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
spiral binding in American English
noun
a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and thefront and back covers
Word origin
[1940–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, debrief, sealant, update
Examples of 'spiral binding' in a sentence
spiral binding
Worse, the combination of unnumbered pages and a spiral binding was too enticing for some borrowers who wanted a souvenir.