Balsa Definition

bôlsə
noun
A tropical American tree (Ochroma pyramidale) having soft wood that is very light in weight and is used as a substitute for cork in insulation, floats, and crafts such as model airplanes.
American Heritage
Any of several tropical American trees (genus Ochroma) of the bombax family that yield an extremely light and buoyant wood used for rafts, model airplanes, etc.
Webster's New World
The wood of this tree.
American Heritage
The wood.
Webster's New World
A raft consisting of a frame fastened to buoyant cylinders of wood or metal.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • balsa wood
  • Ochroma lagopus

Other Word Forms of Balsa

Noun

Singular:
balsa
Plural:
Balsas

Origin of Balsa

  • From Spanish balsa, from a pre-Roman (Iberia) language, probably Basque or Iberian.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Balsa Sentence Examples

  • Structure The fuselage sides are sheet balsa, with balsa stringers attached to the outside aft of the cockpit.

  • Pine is no longer supported by RedHat but has been re-installed here because many people use it. balsa is the basic graphical mail handler.

  • The tailplane and fin are made from 1/4 inch sheet balsa, the complete tail assembly being permanently attached to the fuselage.

  • The deck itself is interspersed with end grain balsa for additional rigidity and also has substantial plywood pads in way of all deck fittings.

  • The forward fuselage is completed by a curved balsa sheet top decking, with block balsa under the nose.

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Words Starting With

BBABAL

Words Ending With

ASALSA

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