plasterboard

noun

plas·​ter·​board ˈpla-stər-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce plasterboard (audio)

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However, Espaillat told El Dia that the roof had routine water filtration issues for years stemming from its air conditioning units, and that the problems would routinely be fixed by putting up new plasterboard. Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Covered up by old plasterboard walls was a servants’ staircase. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024 There's also plasterboard (the ideal base for plaster or lime wash thanks to its highly absorbent materials), and VOC-absorbing drywall, which captures and traps chemicals and other VOCs (like those found in some paints). Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 6 May 2023 The price of plasterboard is rising too. Laura He, CNN, 18 May 2021 Replace the parquet with herringbone, the GE with Wolf, the popcorn ceilings with tailored plasterboard and recessed lighting? Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2021 When the plasterboard was yanked away, the strikingly original movable glass walls of the classrooms were revealed. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2022 Light construction – when the only support is a wooden, concrete or metal structure – requires the use of light materials, such as plasterboard. Steve Banker, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 The groups began pelting each other with shoes, buckets, shampoo bottles, and pieces of plasterboard. Ian Urbina, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plasterboard was in 1891

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“Plasterboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plasterboard. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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plasterboard

noun
plas·​ter·​board ˈplas-tər-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce plasterboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

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