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

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasterboard¹

First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

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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