plywood

ply·wood | \ ˈplī-ˌwu̇d

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Definition of plywood

: 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

Examples of plywood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The deep-pocketed switched to plywood that was fire resistant. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, "Awaiting Voting Results, New York Becomes Plywood City," 9 Nov. 2020 Clad in burlap and plywood, the houses wore dark panels for windows, and light and earthy exterior paint tones seen in any American neighborhood of the era. — Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, "How Hollywood Set Designers Hid America’s WWII Aircraft Factories," 8 Nov. 2020 Which means that film’s latest special effect is a millenniums-old art form that’s mostly feet and breath and plywood. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "‘Hamilton’ Was Just the Beginning. Hollywood Loves Broadway, Again.," 4 Nov. 2020 From Beverly Hills to Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles, crews have been installing plywood and protective fencing to protect businesses and residential complexes. — Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, "In California: New COVID cases drop, and how to play a new Golden State Monopoly game," 3 Nov. 2020 Amid this wildly abnormal new reality, I was intrigued by the ways in which some business owners attempted to make plywood seem like part of the design. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: An election 2020 visual diary shows a plywood landscape," 3 Nov. 2020 Some stores are going well beyond plywood to secure their businesses. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "Plywood runs low as retailers board up storefronts ahead of Election Day," 2 Nov. 2020 Social media users shared photos of the Walmart at the old Eastwood Mall location in Birmingham with windows covered by plywood. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Walmart in Alabama boards up windows ahead of election," 2 Nov. 2020 Some smaller businesses have decided the costs of fastening plywood to their windows is not worth the investment. — NBC News, "Stores and businesses prepare for potential election-related unrest," 30 Oct. 2020

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15 Nov 2020

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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 26 Nov. 2020.

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