Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A firm cardboard used for making boxes.
Wiktionary
- n. Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.
Etymologies
- box + board (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It's traced on to boxboard which is cut, bent and stapled to make the model.”
“It's not napkin rings, but I can't stand when cereal box-tops don't easily open and the boxboard starts to separate and rip.”
“Another board named Duplex board (or boxboard) is similar but the inner layer is made from grey (ie unbleached) chemical pulp.”
“Our manufacturers make and use more than two hundred and seventy-five different kinds of paper, including newsprint, boxboard, building papers, book papers and many kinds of specialty papers.”
“The city wants to expand its recycling to include a broader range of plastics, boxboard, shrink wrap and junk mail, said city recycling supervisor Brady Brunsvold.”
“This increase is the first for bleached kraft boxboard grades by North American producers since October 2008.”
“Recycled boxboard demand increased just 1% in 2003 following three years of declines in folding board demand.”
“The company is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-recycled boxboard and specialty bag packaging.”
“CMPC is also amongst the largest producers of boxboard in Latin America and is the leading newsprint manufacturer in Chile.”
“Household metals will be collected with plastics and boxboard will be collected with mixed paper.”
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