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

Example Sentences

The drift mine, near Appleby-in-Westmorland, sits under rolling farmland and supplies the raw materials to make plasterboard for the building industry, something it has been doing for almost 50 years.

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"The water got into the plasterboard and the kitchen which I've only cooked one dinner in."

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She said plasterboard in her ceiling became so damp it bulged and started dripping.

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It was discovered when two noticeboards and layers of plasterboard were removed from a ground-floor wall.

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They found Pirie had cut a hole in the plasterboard to hide a blocker device and had covered it up by hanging a framed picture.

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