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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
FEMA recommends using permanent storm shutters or boarding up windows with plywood.
Hurricane Questions Explained||August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Rick found a razor blade and anchored it to a rectangular piece of plywood he found in the woodshed.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
Show how to read a meter, making one with plywood or cardboard.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
Ilangkit ang usa ka playwud ngari, Join a piece of plywood to this place.
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
Milikyad ang playwud nga giparka sa sakayan, The plywood they used to wall the boat curled at the edges.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

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

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Word Origin and History for plywood