plasterboard

American  

[plas-ter-bawrd, -bohrd, plah-ster-] / ˈplæs tərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd, ˈplɑ stər- /

noun

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

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plasterboard British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of plasterboard

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

Example Sentences

Jinky Jersey also said there had been no concerns about the fixings, the pipework or the lightweight plasterboard boxing-in reported to any senior manager prior to the collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

They packed off interior glass and plasterboard to companies that could make use of the materials.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

They converted their home in one of Buenos Aires’s poorest neighborhoods into a shop selling cement, limestone, paint and plasterboard.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022

The ear-splitting sound of jackhammers and the crash of crumbling plasterboard accompanied the flurry of nurses who scurried in and out with thermometers and pills.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2020

Every time it rained, the plasterboard ceiling would get all swollen and heavy, with water streaming steadily from the center of the bulge.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls