wallboard
IPA: wˈɔɫbɔrd
noun
- A construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface.
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Examples of "wallboard" in Sentences
- Drywall, also known as wallboard, is made from gypsum coated with paper and is used in walls and ceilings.
- Much of the problematic drywall, which is also known as wallboard or plasterboard, was manufactured in China.
- Drywall, also known as wallboard, is a layer of gypsum pressed between two sheets of paper and is used to construct walls and ceilings in houses.
- American construction companies imported the drywall, also known as wallboard or gypsum board, at the height of the housing boom, when building materials were in short supply.
- The substance is used to make what is known as wallboard, the building material that forms the smooth walls of homes, offices, commercial buildings and virtually any other building around.
- Chip Litherland for the Wall Street Journal Builders have been disclosing their exposure to allegedly defective drywall -- also known as wallboard -- imported from China during the housing boom.
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