Meaning & use
drywall
A building material made of a gypsum sheet used to construct interior walls and ceilings.
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The contractors hung fresh drywall over the exposed wooden frame in a single afternoon.
A small dent appeared in the drywall after the door swung open too hard.
A note on using this word
Drywall is the standard American term, while plasterboard is the more common word in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
plasterboard
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