plywood

noun

ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce plywood (audio)
: 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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Constructed of plywood and veneer with a clear coat of varnish, it can be built with nails, screws, or glue, and requires a drill, panel saw, jigsaw and nail gun. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The law covers goods made of hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard and particleboard. Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024 Howes, 45 at the time, works as a shim patcher in the Weyerhaeuser plywood plant at Springfield. Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024 The drone’s body is constructed from polystyrene and plywood, unlike the aluminum or composite materials typically used in most military drones. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plywood 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plywood was in 1907

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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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plywood

noun
ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce plywood (audio)
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure

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