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View synonyms for plasterboard

plasterboard

[ plas-ter-bawrd, -bohrd, plah-ster- ]

noun

  1. a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.


plasterboard

/ ˈplɑːstəˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a thin rigid board, in the form of a layer of plaster compressed between two layers of fibreboard, used to form or cover walls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of plasterboard1

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

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