Meanings
nounblockboard (countable and uncountable, plural blockboards)
plural blockboards
- countableuncountableA compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.
1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, pages 327-328
Origin
Translations
German Tischlerplatte, Stabplatte
- Tischlerplattecomposite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
- Stabplattecomposite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
- Stabsperrholzcomposite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
Irish bloc-chlár
- bloc-chlárcomposite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
Italian paniforte
- panifortecomposite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer
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