wallboard

English

Etymology

From wall +‎ board.

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.
   • 1991, Kalton C. Lahue, Cheryl Smith, Interior Lighting, page 19:

     Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. One hook should be sufficient to swag a lamp from a ceiling outlet.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus: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

• Bulgarian: гипсокартон m (gipsokarton)
• Finnish: kipsilevy (fi)
• Hungarian: gipszkarton (hu)
• Irish: ballachlár m