blockboard

[ blok-bawrd ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. Also called ply·board [plahy, -bawrd]. a building material consisting of strips of softwood that are glued together in parallel layers between two sheets of veneer. Compare plywood ( def ).

blockboard

/ ˈblɒkˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer

Example Sentences

In nearby Zuogezhuang township, the Langfang Xinsitong Wood Industry Co., which normally has about 100 employees making plywood and blockboard, stood idle last week.

From Washington Post