plywood

[ plahy-wood ]

noun

1. a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of layers of wood veneer glued over each other, such that the wood grain of each layer is perpendicular to the layers surrounding it. Compare plyboard ( def ).

plywood

/ ˈplaɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of plywood¹

First recorded in 1905–10; ply ² + wood ¹

Example Sentences

He threw himself into the project, spending a week installing a 2,600-gallon water tank, an outhouse and a plywood shack to sleep in with stud walls and a steel door.

From Los Angeles Times

I had him learn all the choreography and rehearse with Ariana on our plywood mock-up set so that the camera could be completely choreographed too.

From Los Angeles Times

The handover comes seven years to the day since the ship was famously launched by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon with painted-on windows and plywood funnels.

From BBC

The fix is designed to brace the flimsy wall with plywood and have the foundation bolted to the frame of the house — a retrofit nicknamed “brace and bolt.”

From Los Angeles Times

A piece of plywood, fixed to the Wrightwood city line sign, with black spray-painted letters read “Thank you for saving us.”

From Los Angeles Times