breeze-block

breeze-block
A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

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  • breeze-block — breeze blocks also breeze block N COUNT A breeze block is a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement. [BRIT] (in AM, use cinder block) …   English dictionary

  • breeze-block — n BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: breeze small pieces of burnt coal (18 20 centuries), from French braise] a light brick used in building, made of ↑cement and ↑cinders American Equivalent: cinder block …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • breeze block — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lightweight building brick made from cinders mixed with sand and cement. ORIGIN breeze from French braise live coals …   English terms dictionary

  • breeze block — breeze ,block noun count BRITISH a large light brick made from CEMENT and CINDERS that is used in building …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • breeze block — noun a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain • Syn: ↑cinder block, ↑clinker block • Hypernyms: ↑building block * * * Brit. a cinder block. [1920 25] * * * breeze block UK US …   Useful english dictionary

  • breeze block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms breeze block : singular breeze block plural breeze blocks British a large light brick made from cement and cinders that is used in building …   English dictionary

  • breeze block — see breeze block …   English dictionary

  • Breeze Block (TV Series) — Infobox Television show name = Breeze Block format = Sitcom runtime = creator = Ian Pattison starring = Tim Healy Su Elliot David Nellist Alison Mac Craig Heaney Berwick Kaler Mark Benton Dale Meeks executive producer = country = UK network = BBC …   Wikipedia

  • breeze block — (British) cinder block, cement block …   English contemporary dictionary

  • breeze block — noun Brit. a lightweight building brick made from breeze …   English new terms dictionary

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