plywood
IPA: pɫˈaɪwʊd
noun
- (uncountable) Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.
- (countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.
verb
- (transitive) To fit or block up with plywood.
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Examples of "plywood" in Sentences
- The entire fuselage was skinned in plywood.
- The bulk of the Mosquito was made of custom plywood.
- The plans still support the original design in plywood.
- The government is encouraging production of plywood and veneer.
- After gluing, the plywood is stapled to the back of the strips.
- A thin plywood panel is laminated to the back side of the door.
- The interior furniture was made of plywood and glassed in place.
- Before installing the window, the exterior must be covered in plywood.
- It is used for the plywood industry and thus is economical to the farmers.
- By the late '70s, canvas often gave way to boxy plywood structures, encrusted with dark, purplish monochromes flecked with brighter underlying shades.