cinder block

cinder block

or cin·der·block (sĭn′dər-blŏk′)

n.

A usually hollow building block made with concrete and coal cinders.

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cinder block

n

(Building) the usual US name for breeze block

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cin′der block`

n.

a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate.

[1925–30]

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Noun

1.

cinder block - a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain" breeze block, clinker block building block - a block of material used in construction work

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