coroplast

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Noun

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coroplast (plural coroplasts)

  1. A manufacturer of terracotta figurines (in Ancient Greece).
  2. Corrugated plastic material manufactured by the Coroplast company.
    • 1990, National Wildlife Rehabilitation Symposium, Wildlife Rehabilitation: A Publication of the Proceedings of the National Wildlife Rehabilitation Symposium, Volume 8
      Cages are constructed of pressure-treated lumber, vinyl-coated chain link or welded wire, and coroplast, plus corrugated fiberglass over the coroplast on the roofs. Coroplast is a plastic material similar in structure to corrugated cardboard and []
    • 2008, Official Report, House of Commons Debates[1], volume 142, numbers 113-117:
      In the cities, it is a visual abomination and is very harmful to the environment because the material used, coroplast, is not recyclable. It can be used to insulate garages, but it lasts 504 years.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coroplaste.

Noun

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coroplast m (plural coroplaști)

  1. coroplast

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