plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 
: 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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Using the plywood created with jute, palm leaves and the bioresin, Burdett and Cole created a skeleton inside, an idea that came from unexpected sources.
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Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
The restaurant still has plywood on the windows from its most recent robbery three weeks ago, when robbers rammed a pickup truck through the window to steal a safe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The fiberboard and birch plywood showed no wear and tear, even with a 5-year-old slamming the doors out of excitement.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
To keep it as mess-free as possible, contractor teams line the stadium with thick plastic sheets, followed by a layer of plywood boards.
—Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
For example, a 1-THz signal passing through a quarter-inch-thick piece of plywood would have 0.0015 percent of the power of a 94-GHz signal making the same journey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
Today, the old storefront is hidden behind scaffolding and green plywood.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
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To keep it as mess-free as possible, contractor teams line the stadium with thick plastic sheets, followed by a layer of plywood boards.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
Built by the couple, this large wooden device used an inflatable rubber pouch to mold plywood into complex compound curves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024
Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
The restaurant still has plywood on the windows from its most recent robbery three weeks ago, when robbers rammed a pickup truck through the window to steal a safe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The fiberboard and birch plywood showed no wear and tear, even with a 5-year-old slamming the doors out of excitement.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
To keep it as mess-free as possible, contractor teams line the stadium with thick plastic sheets, followed by a layer of plywood boards.
—Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
For example, a 1-THz signal passing through a quarter-inch-thick piece of plywood would have 0.0015 percent of the power of a 94-GHz signal making the same journey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
Today, the old storefront is hidden behind scaffolding and green plywood.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
More: Hunting, ice fishing, more: Outdoor recreation for disabled veterans
To keep it as mess-free as possible, contractor teams line the stadium with thick plastic sheets, followed by a layer of plywood boards.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
Built by the couple, this large wooden device used an inflatable rubber pouch to mold plywood into complex compound curves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024
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plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure
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