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CINDER BLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cinder block mean?
• CINDER BLOCK (noun)
The noun CINDER BLOCK has 1 sense:
1. a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate
Familiarity information: CINDER BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
breeze block; cinder block; clinker block
Context example:
cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain
Hypernyms ("cinder block" is a kind of...):
building block (a block of material used in construction work)
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