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CLINKER BLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clinker block mean? 

CLINKER BLOCK (noun)
  The noun CLINKER BLOCK has 1 sense:

1. a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregateplay

  Familiarity information: CLINKER BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLINKER BLOCK (noun)


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 ("clinker block" is a kind of...):

building block (a block of material used in construction work)


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