plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 
: a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle
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Cairo said the southwest corner was held together with a piece of plywood with nails on top.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
The space was closed off by plywood, pallets and metal campus picnic tables.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Patriarch Jorge Garcia, 50, is a roofer and was busy with members of his extended family putting plywood on their homes.
—Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Also, put down plywood, then pick the worms up from under the plywood and put them into a bucket of soapy water.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
The space was closed off by plywood, pallets and metal campus picnic tables.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Patriarch Jorge Garcia, 50, is a roofer and was busy with members of his extended family putting plywood on their homes.
—Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Also, put down plywood, then pick the worms up from under the plywood and put them into a bucket of soapy water.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
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plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure
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