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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The area outside the ICE facility has been calmer since the dramatic events of June, but the tan brick and stucco building in an industrial area has more layers of fencing, its lower-level windows have been blocked by plywood and a concrete retaining wall is covered in anti-ICE graffiti.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
At first glance, Tonerbox looks like a tidy oak plywood chest, which could fit perfectly at home in a living room corner, or maybe even doubling as a coffee table.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Tubular steel for strength, plywood for lightness, glass to maximize daylight—these were engineering as much as design.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
At first glance, Tonerbox looks like a tidy oak plywood chest, which could fit perfectly at home in a living room corner, or maybe even doubling as a coffee table.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Tubular steel for strength, plywood for lightness, glass to maximize daylight—these were engineering as much as design.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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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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