corrugated paper

American  

noun

1. heavy paper with ridges and grooves, used in packing fragile articles.

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corrugated paper British  

noun

1. a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged

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Etymology

Origin of corrugated paper

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Or, instead of traditional Bubble Wrap, try corrugated paper that can be recycled when you’re done.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals in 1991, and the agency succeeded in halting only six then-obsolete uses of asbestos, including corrugated paper and flooring felt.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2018

And later this month, the industry trade group Kansas Wheat will be meeting with representatives from a Tiawanese company called npulp that uses wheat straw to make corrugated paper and packaging materials.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2015

And Charles Wolf of Mount Wolf, Pa., a partner in a firm manufacturing corrugated paper, heads the board of York College, helps with the United Way and the York Symphony Orchestra.

From Time Magazine Archive

The walls of the lobby were badly damaged, unsheathed layers of wire and wood and corrugated paper hanging out of gouges in the plaster.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee