Meanings
nounPlywood Pacific (plural Plywood Pacifics)
plural Plywood Pacifics
- A model railroad layout that lacks scenery, being mostly just trackwork on a bare plywood (or other benchwork top like styrofoam or OSB)
Synonyms: model railroad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA model railroad layout that lacks scenery, being mostly just trackwork on a bare plywood (or other benchwork top like styrofoam or OSB)
Similar
model railroad
Origin
The term 'Plywood Pacific' mocks North American railroad names like 'Southern Pacific'.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Plywood Pacific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plywood%20Pacific
MLA
“Plywood Pacific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plywood%20Pacific. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Plywood Pacific,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plywood%20Pacific.
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