balsa

The roomy interior was cooled by dry ice, with a single headlamp and a crush zone of balsa wood installed in front.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2022

He laid out the physics hurdles of such an epic voyage and even crafted a prototype spacecraft from poster board, balsa wood, and Elmer’s glue.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 27, 2022

It often involves getting rid of oils, chemicals and plastics, before you even get to the hull - layers of polyester resin that can be mixed with balsa wood and foam.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022

Guided by laser markings, the crew is lining the sides with panels of balsa wood.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

“You know, balsa wood would be perfect for the seesaws—it’s really easy to cut. I think my dad might even have some.”

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

They were taking many of the same chances as their theoretical primitives: the raft was modeled after the balsas of the ancient Peruvians.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to Peruvian tradition, the Inca Tupac Yupanqui sailed a large fleet of balsas into the Pacific, about 1470 A.D.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, besides the oars, they rigged a square cotton sail upon the balsas which enabled them to run before the wind without labour, steering the craft by means of a paddle at the stern.

From The Virgin of the Sun by Henry Rider Haggard

The Mojaves, whose village was five miles above La Paz, came down on freshly made balsas every day, but walked home, carrying their paddles.

From Captured by the Navajos by Charles A. (Charles Albert) Curtis

The Indians, however, going in and out among the lanes and rushes, baffled their oppressors, cutting off several Spanish balsas.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston