Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A structural material made of layers of wood glued together, usually with the grains of adjoining layers at right angles to each other.
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- noun uncountable Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of
wood veneer glued together,laid up with alternating layers having theirgrain perpendicular to each other. - noun countable A specific grade or type of this construction material.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a laminate made of thin layers of wood
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The mount holding the monitor to the plywood is a low profile VESA I bought at best buy for around 20$.
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The hospital, housed in plywood buildings, is clean but cramped — think M*A*S*H — and lacks the high-tech equipment of the American facility.
The Doctor’s War 2009
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The cross has been covered in plywood for the past several years following federal court rulings that it violates the First Amendment prohibition against government endorsement of religion.
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As we pulled the last piece of plywood from the bottom of the boat, a 4 foot Texas Rat Snake looked up at us.
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No. Lucian Freud could abandon his reclining nudes and paint abstracts, work in plywood and encaustics.
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As we pulled the last piece of plywood from the bottom of the boat, a 4 foot Texas Rat Snake looked up at us.
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The hospital, housed in plywood buildings, is clean but cramped — think M*A*S*H — and lacks the high-tech equipment of the American facility.
The Doctor’s War 2009
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These buildings are designed to be resold, so there is a kitchen unit installed, which I am sure is fabulous, but it is covered in plywood so that we silly athletes won't ruin it for resale.
On the blueline: One game to go, vs. Canada, gold at stake 2010
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The hospital, housed in plywood buildings, is clean but cramped — think M*A*S*H — and lacks the high-tech equipment of the American facility.
The Doctor’s War 2009
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Since I was lacking in plywood and power tools, I said yes. 30 minutes later the crew boarded up the windows for me.
Home Depot Helps With Tornado Damaged House, Just Because - The Consumerist 2008
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