"wallboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wallboards [plural]
Etymology: wall + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wall|board}} wall + board Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wallboard (countable and uncountable, plural wallboards)
  1. A construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Building materials Synonyms: drywall Hyponyms: gypsum board, gyprock, plasterboard Related terms: cement board, plaster, gypsum plaster, lath Translations (a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings): гипсокартон (gipsokarton) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kipsilevy (Finnish), gipszkarton (Hungarian), ballachlár [masculine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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