balsa
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sə, ˈbɑl- noun
1.
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale ( lagopus ), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
2.
a raft made of balsa wood.
3.
any life raft.
Origin:
1770–80; < Spanish: boat
1770–80; < Spanish: boat
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| —n | |
| 1. | a bombacaceous tree, Ochroma lagopus, of tropical America |
| 2. | Also called: balsawood the very light wood of this tree, used for making rafts, etc |
| 3. | a light raft |
| [C18: from Spanish: raft] | |
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Word Origin & History
balsa
1866, apparently from Sp. balsa "float," originally the name of rafts used on the Pacific coast of Latin America (1777).
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Example sentences
Create a vertical end-grain balsa web for the bolt beam.
Cut a boat shape out of the balsa wood, making a triangle bow at one end.
It was constructed of logs of balsa wood and bamboo lashed together with rope.
At the joints, the balsa wood may need to be more than one layer thick.
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