plastic foam

noun

: expanded plastic

Examples of plastic foam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new New York Street was made to look like the city in the mid 20th century, a decision that required detailed craftsmanship such as window heads and sills that would have been carved out of wood in years past but were instead fabricated out of plastic foam and finished with plaster. —Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024

Other types, including polyvinyl chloride or vinyl (PVC), polyamide nylon (PA), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS), which is typically used in plastic foam, were likely introduced to the water before it was packaged since the packaging was not made from these materials. —Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 Mar. 2024

Wrap the remaining plastic foam balls with the black, green, purple, and orange yarn. —Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023

Carol Duvall looked at the plastic foam trays that meat or vegetables come packaged in and saw picture frames. —Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above