blockboard
English
Etymology
Noun
blockboard (countable and uncountable, plural blockboards)
- A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
- 1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, pages 327-328:
- Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.
Coordinate terms
- laminboard, battenboard, block plywood, blockplywood
Translations
composite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
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