- cinder block
- noun Date: 1926 a hollow rectangular building block made of cement and coal cinders
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cinder block
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cinder block — n AmE a large grey brick used to build houses and other buildings, made from ↑cement and cinders British Equivalent: breeze block … Dictionary of contemporary English
cinder block — ☆ cinder block n. a lightweight building block, usually not solid, made of concrete and fine cinders … English World dictionary
cinder block — cinder ,block noun count AMERICAN a large light brick made from CEMENT and cinders that is used in building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cinder block — noun a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain • Syn: ↑clinker block, ↑breeze block • Hypernyms: ↑building block * * * noun, pl ⋯ blocks [count] US : a block that is made of… … Useful english dictionary
cinder block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cinder block : singular cinder block plural cinder blocks American a breeze block … English dictionary
cinder block — [[t]sɪ̱ndə(r) blɒk[/t]] cinder blocks also cinderblock N COUNT: oft N n A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building. [AM] (in BRIT, use breeze block) … English dictionary
Cinder Block (musician) — Cinder Block Cinder Block performing with Retching Red, 2005. Background information Birth name Cindy Morgan … Wikipedia
cinder block — cin′der block n. bui a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
cinder block — a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
cinder block — noun A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete. Syn: breeze block, clinker block … Wiktionary
