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

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Etymology

Origin of plasterboard

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

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plasterboard

One morning an elderly woman called Liubov Levhenivna looked on as men cleared plasterboard and rubble from the remains of her home.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022

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

We tore down plasterboard and were happy to discover much of the original woodwork underneath.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

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