boxboard
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈbɑksˌbɔrd/
- Specialized
- We recycled several items, such as old newspapers and boxboard, to reduce waste.
- boxboard and paper
Examples
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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.
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Manufacturers prefer boxboard for its strength and versatility in packaging designs.
Synonyms
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1.0
A stiff, thick paper used to make boxes and signs
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3.5
A thick paper with a wavy layer between flat sheets used for boxes
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7.0
A strong, stiff cardboard made by gluing paper layers
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3.7
A thick, stiff type of paper used for boxes and signs
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4.5
A strong cardboard with a wavy middle layer used to make boxes
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4.7
Thick, strong paper used to make the sides and inside layers of corrugated shipping boxes
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6.9
Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers
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6.5
A stiff, thick paper used for making covers or mounting pictures
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9.5
A stiff thick board that people use to make or strengthen book covers and boxes
A rough yellow cardboard made from straw for boxes and book covers
A stiff board placed between items to protect them in a box
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.