wallboard

[ wawl-bawrd, -bohrd ]
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noun
  1. material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.

Origin of wallboard

1
First recorded in 1905–10; wall + board

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British Dictionary definitions for wallboard

wallboard

/ (ˈwɔːlˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a thin board made of materials, such as compressed wood fibres or gypsum plaster, between stiff paper, and used to cover walls, partitions, etc

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