plasterboard

[ plas-ter-bawrd, -bohrd, plah-ster- ]

noun

1. a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.

plasterboard

/ ˈplɑːstəˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a thin rigid board, in the form of a layer of plaster compressed between two layers of fibreboard, used to form or cover walls

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasterboard¹

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board