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balsa wood

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Noun1.balsa wood - strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
balsa
Ochroma lagopus, balsa - forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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balsa wood [ˈbɔːlsə-], balsa [ˈbɔːlsə] n → (legno di) balsa


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Above the waterline, a 3/8" balsa wood core is used between fiberglass laminates for stiffness and lighter weight.
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``Even then, I was interested only in constructing my own designs from raw materials such as balsa wood, paper and bits of wreckage from models my older brother had flown and crashed.
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Students also apply their scientific knowledge and technology skills in constructing and operating musical instruments, robots, rubber-band-powered airplanes, catapults, and balsa wood structures based on precise design criteria and performance specifications.
High school students and the Science Olympiad by Robinson, Scott / Academic Exchange Quarterly
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