plywood

noun ply·wood \ ˈplī-ˌwu̇d \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

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

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After the rescue, firefighters began sawing pieces of plywood and attached them to the house to discourage looters from breaking in, Smith said.

— perry vandell, azcentral, "Mesa woman rescued after tree crashes onto home during storm," 9 July 2018
The dangers of formaldehyde have long been known Formaldehyde is a colorless gas that’s used to make building materials like particleboard, plywood, and fiberboard — so it’s found in our houses and furniture.

— julia belluz, Vox, "Formaldehyde causes cancer. The EPA doesn’t want to acknowledge it.," 6 July 2018
Relatives said there was never any indication of extreme beliefs, though the family’s faith had intensified after one its members — 45-year-old Lalit — had made a miraculous recovery after a plank of plywood fell on his head more than a decade ago.

— vidhi doshi, Washington Post, "Death of 11 family members in India may be ritual ‘mass suicide,’ police say," 3 July 2018
The V&A Museum, for one, checked off two of those boxes: The decorative arts museum unveiled a $70 million addition last summer and also curated major exhibits on Pink Floyd, plywood and the fashion designer Balenciaga .

— andrea sachs, chicagotribune.com, "Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, the Louvre, are tops in visitorship survey," 26 June 2018
Maconaquah High School senior Jacob Feazel took 4,466 toy soldiers, spray painted them red, white and blue then glued them to a four by six sheet of plywood.

— gabi ambrose, Country Living, "This High School Student Found a Very Crafty Way to Honor the U.S. Army," 23 Feb. 2016
The owner told me he was given the plywood picture 15 to 20 years ago by a friend who found it at a Goodwill store.

— jim stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Marine's long-lost painting turns up at a scrap dealer, but the owner won't let it go," 29 June 2018
When the property was discovered by authorities in 2006, it was protected by booby traps, including tripwires connected to percussion explosives and camouflaged plywood boards on the ground with nails protruding through them.

— ruth bruno, courant.com, "Man Formerly Imprisoned On Weapons Charges Arrested Again While On Probation," 27 June 2018
The station is a 6-foot, 4-inch-high, 42-inch wide, and 30-inch deep plywood trunk.

— elizabeth wellington, Philly.com, "A mobile barbershop experience that elevates the culture of the gentleman | Elizabeth Wellington," 21 June 2018

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