wallboard
noun
wall·board
ˈwȯl-ˌbȯrd 
: a structural boarding of any of various materials (such as wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large rigid sheets and used especially for sheathing interior walls and ceilings
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The state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, replace the roof and remove wallboard and carpet damaged by leaking water.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Historically, it has been used in a range of commercial products such from insulation and fireproofing materials, to automotive brakes, and wallboard materials.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Before spackling, make sure the hole is flat with the surrounding wallboard.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
In addition to fill, coal ash also is often used in the production of gypsum wallboard and concrete.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
The mounting tape should not be applied to wallpaper, wallboard, plaster, or veneer surfaces.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
Makers of chemicals, cat litter, fertilizer, paper, wallboard and steel have told investors over the past few weeks that lower gas bills are easing cost pressures and bolstering profit margins.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 28 June 2023
The reasoning here is that closed-cell gives off too much heat to spray behind the wallboard, but open-cell does not.
—Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Historically, it has been used in a range of commercial products such from insulation and fireproofing materials, to automotive brakes, and wallboard materials.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Before spackling, make sure the hole is flat with the surrounding wallboard.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
In addition to fill, coal ash also is often used in the production of gypsum wallboard and concrete.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
The mounting tape should not be applied to wallpaper, wallboard, plaster, or veneer surfaces.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
Makers of chemicals, cat litter, fertilizer, paper, wallboard and steel have told investors over the past few weeks that lower gas bills are easing cost pressures and bolstering profit margins.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 28 June 2023
The reasoning here is that closed-cell gives off too much heat to spray behind the wallboard, but open-cell does not.
—Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
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wallboard
noun
wall·board
ˈwȯl-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a building material (as of wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large stiff sheets and used especially for inside walls and ceilings
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