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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of plasterboard1

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board
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Example Sentences

It was discovered when two noticeboards and layers of plasterboard were removed from a ground-floor wall.

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They found Pirie had cut a hole in the plasterboard to hide a blocker device and had covered it up by hanging a framed picture.

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Jinky Jersey also said there had been no concerns about the fixings, the pipework or the lightweight plasterboard boxing-in reported to any senior manager prior to the collapse.

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Zara's campaign - called "The Jacket" - contained a series of images in which the model was pictured against a background of cracked stones, damaged statues and broken plasterboard.

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In a series of images, the model is pictured against a background of cracked stones, damaged statues and broken plasterboard.

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