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Definition of plasterboard
plasterboard
/ˈplæstərbɔːrd/
plas · ter · board
Plural:plasterboards
•Past Simple:plasterboarded
•Past Participle:plasterboarded
•Present Participle:plasterboarding
plasterboard Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
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• noun
1
British A rigid building panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper, used to form interior walls and ceilings.
Example
"The builders screwed sheets of plasterboard onto the timber frame to create the partition wall."
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1
British To line or cover an interior wall or ceiling with panels of gypsum plasterboard.
Example
"It took the contractors two days to plasterboard the entire loft conversion before skimming it."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Plasterboard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/plasterboard