Meaning of the word plywood in English

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plywood

US /ˈplaɪ.wʊd/
UK /ˈplaɪ.wʊd/
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Noun

1.

a type of strong thin wooden board consisting of two or more layers glued and pressed together with the direction of the grain alternating, and usually faced with a veneer of finer wood

Example:
We used plywood to build the shelves.
The old shed was made of weathered plywood.
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