OSB-Platte

OSB board

noun O-ES-BE-plat-eh Rare

Also means

oriented strand board

Usage Note

OSB-Platte (Oriented Strand Board) is an engineered wood panel of compressed wood strands with crossed orientations; it is used in timber-frame construction as wall sheathing, floor decking, and roof decking.

Examples

"Im Holzrahmenbau übernehmen OSB-Platten die Aussteifung der Wände."

Natural Translation

In timber-frame construction, OSB boards provide the wall bracing.

Literal Translation

In timber-frame-construction take-over OSB-boards the bracing of the walls.

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