plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 
: a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle
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Place a piece of 6 x 6-inch piece of cardboard or thin plywood on the garden surface to attract slugs, then check under it every morning.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump hears about flooding, landslides in western North Carolina
Bright spoke at a lectern with the presidential seal set up on a patch of muddy gravel in Swannanoa, North Carolina, where a temporary plywood floor had been laid.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Search warrants later revealed plywood and locks on the door to his room, corroborating his account of confinement.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
That soon changed after detectives searched the house where the man claimed he was held captive in an 8-foot by 9-foot storage space, secured with plywood and a lock.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump hears about flooding, landslides in western North Carolina
Bright spoke at a lectern with the presidential seal set up on a patch of muddy gravel in Swannanoa, North Carolina, where a temporary plywood floor had been laid.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Search warrants later revealed plywood and locks on the door to his room, corroborating his account of confinement.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
That soon changed after detectives searched the house where the man claimed he was held captive in an 8-foot by 9-foot storage space, secured with plywood and a lock.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure
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