"backerboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backerboards [plural]
Etymology: From backer + board. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|backer|board}} backer + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} backerboard (plural backerboards)
  1. A board used behind or under other material, often as support.
    (construction, masonry, carpentry) Boards used as underlayment for tile, plaster, or other materials.
    Categories (topical): Carpentry, Construction, Masonry, Building materials
    Sense id: en-backerboard-en-noun-etWqMumJ Disambiguation of Building materials: 45 36 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing, masonry
  2. A board used behind or under other material, often as support.
    (carpentry, woodworking) A sacrificial board placed behind or under a board being drilled or sawn, so as to prevent blowouts. (Usually scrap ends reused for such purpose.)
    Categories (topical): Carpentry, Woodworking
    Sense id: en-backerboard-en-noun-g81C7kF0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
  3. A board used behind or under other material, often as support.
    Sheets of cardboard or similar material used to preserve or display books, magazines, art prints, etc.
    Sense id: en-backerboard-en-noun-hlSDsMTG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: backer board Related terms: cement board, gypsum board, fiberboard, masonite, backboard

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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