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wallboard

(ˈwɔːlˌbɔːd)

(Building) a thin board made of materials, such as compressed wood fibres or gypsum plaster, between stiff paper, and used to cover walls, partitions, etc

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wall•board

(ˈwɔlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)

n.

material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.

[1905–10]

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Noun

wallboard - a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses

dry wall, drywall

beaver board - a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp

board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"

fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board - wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets

gypsum board, plasterboard - wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls

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wallboard

[ˈwɔːlbɔːd] N → fibra f prensada (para paredes)

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