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boxboard

boxboard

5.5
Thick, stiff paper used to make boxes and packaging
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑksˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cartón
  • We recycled several items, such as old newspapers and boxboard, to reduce waste.
  • boxboard and paper

Examples

  • The section watchman swore he hadn't heard a motor running, only the splash; then when he raced over, he’d seen only what appeared to him in the lack of light to be the cab and boxboards of a truck going under.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The update says the increase was due to a rebound in newsprint production and more production of printing and writing papers, corrugated boxes, boxboard, and tissue paper.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Five more items were added in 1995 (household papers, magazines, telephone directories, boxboard, and HDPE).

    Academic text (1996)
  • The averages are 85 percent for boxboard, 59 percent for containerboard (used for corrugated boxes), and 22 percent for kraft paper packaging.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Flat materials from the flat-round separator are sorted by hand into corrugated cardboard, mixed office paper, boxboard, plastic film, aluminum pie plates, polystyrene, and textiles.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The factory produces durable packaging materials, including boxboard for shipping products.

  • Manufacturers prefer boxboard for its strength and versatility in packaging designs.

Synonyms

cardboard
vsboxboard
147 1.0

A stiff, thick paper used to make boxes and signs

is a specific type of paperboard used mainly for boxes and packaging
paperboard
vsboxboard
1 3.7

A thick, stiff type of paper used for boxes and signs

is a particular kind within that material mainly for making boxes
pasteboard
vsboxboard
1 7.0

A strong, stiff cardboard made by gluing paper layers

is used broadly for boxes where single thick sheet material is needed
1 3.5

A thick paper with a wavy layer between flat sheets used for boxes

is a flat single sheet board rather than a fluted layered shipping structure
millboard
vsboxboard
  • Specialized
9.5

A stiff thick board that people use to make or strengthen book covers and boxes

is aimed at general packaging and box production rather than book covers
composition board
vsboxboard
  • Specialized
6.5

A stiff, thick paper used for making covers or mounting pictures

focuses on versatile craft and display uses rather than only packaging boxes
binder board
vsboxboard
  • Specialized
6.9

Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers

serves broader packaging and box making needs instead of only book cover use
strawboard
vsboxboard
  • Specialized
8.4

A rough yellow cardboard made from straw for boxes and book covers

is a general thick paperboard not specifically produced from stalk pulp materials
corrugated board
vsboxboard
4.5

A strong cardboard with a wavy middle layer used to make boxes

is smooth single sheet material for boxes rather than a fluted assembly
containerboard
vsboxboard
  • Specialized
4.7

Thick, strong paper used to make the sides and inside layers of corrugated shipping boxes

is a general sheet used for full box making rather than specialized liner parts
packboard
vsboxboard
7.3

A stiff board placed between items to protect them in a box

is strictly paper based thick board produced mainly for constructing boxes and packaging

Surface Forms

boxboard singular
boxboards plural

Morphology

boxboard = box + board (transparent) = box + board

The compound 'boxboard' literally denotes a kind of board used for making boxes and packaging, a direct and predictable combination of 'box' + 'board'.

Etymology

The word boxboard combines box and board, where board means a 'flat, stiff piece of material' like in cardboard. So boxboard is a thick, stiff paperboard used to make boxes and packaging.