wallboard
noun
wall·board
ˈwȯl-ˌbȯrd 
: a structural boarding of any of various materials (such as wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large rigid sheets and used especially for sheathing interior walls and ceilings
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While it can be mounted in wood studs, concrete, and brick walls, it cannot be mounted to drywall, plaster, or wallboard.
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Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
The state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, replace the roof and remove wallboard and carpet damaged by leaking water.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Historically, it has been used in a range of commercial products such from insulation and fireproofing materials, to automotive brakes, and wallboard materials.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
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Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
The state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, replace the roof and remove wallboard and carpet damaged by leaking water.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Historically, it has been used in a range of commercial products such from insulation and fireproofing materials, to automotive brakes, and wallboard materials.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
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wallboard
noun
wall·board
ˈwȯl-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a building material (as of wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large stiff sheets and used especially for inside walls and ceilings
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