plexiglass

noun

plex·i·glass ˈplek-si-ˌglas

: a transparent acrylic plastic often used in place of glass

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Carter discovered that conventional matches could not reach the candles placed in a plexiglass box to protect them from the elements. —

Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025 In 2005, the slippers were on display at the Judy Garland Museum in the Dorothy actress’ birthplace of Grand Rapids, Minnesota when a burglar broke in through one of the museum’s doors, smashed the plexiglass display case that contained them and took off into the night, slippers in tow. —

Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 The tree will be carried by Lynden Transport in an 80-foot flatbed truck covered with protective wrapping and a plexiglass window at the rear. —

Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024 There are plenty of examples along Route 66 of people putting history behind plexiglass and charging tourists for the opportunity to gawk. —

Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plexiglass