plywood

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Noun

plywood (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) 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.

2. (countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

   We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.

Translations

• French: contreplaqué
• German: Sperrholz
• Italian: compensato
• Portuguese: compensado
• Russian: фане́ра
• Spanish: contrachapado, madera contrachapada, triplay (Mexico),

Translations

• French: contreplaqué

Verb

plywood (plywoods, present participle plywooding; past and past participle plywooded)

1. (transitive) To fit or block up with plywood.

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