briquette

bri·quette also bri·quet  (br-kt)

n.

A block of compressed coal dust, charcoal, or sawdust and wood chips, used for fuel and kindling.

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[French, diminutive of brique, brick, from Middle Dutch bricke.]

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briquette, briquet [brɪˈkɛt]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a small brick made of compressed coal dust, sawdust, charcoal, etc., used for fuel

2. a small brick of any substance an ice-cream briquette

vb

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to make into the form of a brick or bricks to briquette clay

[from French: a little brick, from brique brick]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

briquette - a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel briquet block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

Translations

briquette [brɪˈket] N → briqueta f