balsa wood

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Definition of balsa wood in English English dictionary

Very light wood with excellent strength-to-weight ratio Grown mainly in South America and used extensively in model aeroplane construction

A very light, strong wood grown in Ecuador and used in the structure of model rockets

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

Related Terms

balsawood

{i} light strong wood (used to build models, rafts, etc.); raft

Hyphenation

bal·sa wood

Turkish pronunciation

bôlsı wûd

Pronunciation

/ˈbôlsə ˈwo͝od/ /ˈbɔːlsə ˈwʊd/