plywood
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plywood
- /ˈplaɪwʊd/ UK, US
- /ˈplɑjwɵd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈplɑewʊd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈplaɪwʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
noun plywoods
- Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other. After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.
- A specific grade or type of this construction material. We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.
verb plywoods · plywooding · plywooded
- To fit or block up with plywood.
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Closest in meaning: plyboard, veneer, fold, wood, timber, multiplex, panelboard, sheetboard, laminboard, particle board, sheet, particleboard, crossband, blockboard, particle-board, pulpwood
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noun construction material
| Español | contrachapado, triplay, contrachapeado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합판 hap'pan, 베니어판 benieopan, 플라이우드 peullaiudeu |
| 日本語 | 合板, ベニヤ板 beniya ita, プライウッド puraiuddo |
| 中文 | 合板 hébǎn, 膠合板 /胶合板 jiāohébǎn, 夾板 /夹板 jiābǎn |
| हिन्दी | परतदार लकड़ी paratdār lakṛī, प्लाईवुड plāīvuḍ |
| Português | madeira compensada, compensado, contraplacado |
| Français | contreplaqué |
| Deutsch | Sperrholz |
| Italiano | compensato |
| Ελληνικά | κοντραπλακέ kontraplaké |
| Română | placaj |
| Русский | фане́ра fanéra |
| Tiếng Việt | ván ép |
| العربية | خَشَب رَقَائِقِيّ ḵašab raqāʔiqiyy, خَشَب مُعَاكِس ḵašab muʕākis, أبلكاش |
| עברית | עץ סנדוויץ׳ |
noun specific type or grade of this material
| Français | contreplaqué |
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Talk about this word "plywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plywood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plywood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plywood "plywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plywood.Cite this
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title = {plywood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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