ツーバイフォー

noun

two-by-four (lumber or construction method)

Refers to the standard 2x4 inch lumber size and the associated wood-frame construction method common in North America. Often used in compounds like ツーバイフォー工法.

• この家いえはツーバイフォー工こう法ほうで建たてられています。

  This house is built using the two-by-four construction method.

• ホームセンターでツーバイフォー材ざいを買かってきた。

  I bought some two-by-four lumber at the home center.