plasterboard

American

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

noun

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

plasterboard British

/ ˈplɑːstəˌbɔːd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of plasterboard

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

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plasterboard

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

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024

Zara's campaign - called "The Jacket" - contained a series of images in which the model was pictured against a background of cracked stones, damaged statues and broken plasterboard.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

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

During one particularly fierce rainstorm that spring, the ceiling grew so fat it burst, and water and plasterboard came crashing down onto the floor.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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