plywood

noun

ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce plywood (audio)
: 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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Look, the farmer has erected a wild west boomtown out of plywood. Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025 The walls were paper-like plywood, and Tupac decorated them with images of his heroes — Bruce Lee, LL Cool J, New Edition, Sheila E. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 Almost all of the supplies have to come in by barge – plywood to nails to windows – and that isn’t going to happen in winter. Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plywood

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plywood was in 1907

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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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plywood

noun
ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce plywood (audio)
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure

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