plywood

[plahy-woo d]

noun

a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of veneers glued over each other, usually at right angles.

Origin of plywood

First recorded in 1905–10; ply² + wood¹

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Examples from the Web for plywood

Contemporary Examples

Besides the tower, the only hard structure that I saw in July 2009 was a plywood shed filled with bottled water.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night
Nathan Bradley Bethea
June 2, 2014
After the grave was filled, the groundskeeping crew covered it with plywood.
Chicago Rapper Lil JoJo Went to His Grave for Taunting a Rival Gang Member
Michael Daly
October 7, 2012
FEMA recommends using permanent storm shutters or boarding up windows with plywood.
Hurricane Questions Explained
August 28, 2011
In those early days, a loudspeaker was set in a plywood basket or frame with a circle cut out for the cone.
Sidney Harman: An Extraordinary Life
Jonathan Alter
April 13, 2011
Early in his practice, he frequently used everyday materials like plywood and chain link in his architecture.
Frank Gehry Sings a New Tune
Cathleen McGuigan
January 26, 2011

Historical Examples

Nagkalakung ang playwud, The plywood is curling up at the edges.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan
John U. Wolff
She was a plywood job, light, but the fastest bomber in the world.
A Yankee Flier in Italy
Rutherford G. Montgomery
Show how to read a meter, making one with plywood or cardboard.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist
Eric B. Wilson
Join the Navy and see the world through a piece of plywood nailed over a porthole.
Cue for Quiet
Thomas L. Sherred
Stan began to wonder if a ship made of plywood could take the strain of a pull-out after such a dive.
A Yankee Flier in Italy
Rutherford G. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for plywood

plywood

noun

a structural board consisting of an odd number of thin layers of wood glued together under pressure, with the grain of one layer at right angles to the grain of the adjoining layer

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

Word Origin and History for plywood

n.

1907, from ply (n.) + wood (n.). So called because the layers are arranged so that the grain of one runs at right angles to that of the next.

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Examples from the Web for plywood

Contemporary Examples

Besides the tower, the only hard structure that I saw in July 2009 was a plywood shed filled with bottled water.

After the grave was filled, the groundskeeping crew covered it with plywood.

FEMA recommends using permanent storm shutters or boarding up windows with plywood.

In those early days, a loudspeaker was set in a plywood basket or frame with a circle cut out for the cone.

Early in his practice, he frequently used everyday materials like plywood and chain link in his architecture.

Historical Examples

Nagkalakung ang playwud, The plywood is curling up at the edges.

She was a plywood job, light, but the fastest bomber in the world.

Show how to read a meter, making one with plywood or cardboard.

Join the Navy and see the world through a piece of plywood nailed over a porthole.

Stan began to wonder if a ship made of plywood could take the strain of a pull-out after such a dive.

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Word Origin and History for plywood

n.

Origin of plywood