Definition of paperboard in English:
paperboard
nounˈpeɪpəbɔːdˈpeɪpərˌbɔrd
mass nounCardboard or pasteboard.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ice cream makers, meanwhile, who have long topped paperboard cartons with paperboard lids, are using more plastic lids, at least on pint containers.
- Fluid milk packaging is still generally divided between paperboard and plastic packaging.
- It has a matte, grainy cover made from a soft paperboard, with no paper jacket and a title only appearing on the book's spine.
- Just about any grocery item that comes in a box is paperboard and can be recycled.
- Shelving and drawers are made from recycled paperboard and industrial shipping tubes, and wastebaskets from corrugated cardboard.
Definition of paperboard in US English:
paperboard
nounˈpeɪpərˌbɔrdˈpāpərˌbôrd
Cardboard or pasteboard.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just about any grocery item that comes in a box is paperboard and can be recycled.
- Fluid milk packaging is still generally divided between paperboard and plastic packaging.
- Ice cream makers, meanwhile, who have long topped paperboard cartons with paperboard lids, are using more plastic lids, at least on pint containers.
- Shelving and drawers are made from recycled paperboard and industrial shipping tubes, and wastebaskets from corrugated cardboard.
- It has a matte, grainy cover made from a soft paperboard, with no paper jacket and a title only appearing on the book's spine.