paintwork

English

Etymology

paint +‎ work

Noun

paintwork (countable and uncountable, plural paintworks)

1. The painted surface of a car, building, etc.
   • 2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     At night, some nap on their stretchers. High up on a wall, stuck to peeling paintwork, are photographs of eight drivers killed in service.

See also

• paint job