单词 | belgian block |
释义 | > as lemmasBelgian block Belgian block n. chiefly U.S. a roughly rectangular paving stone; a sett; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1856 N.Y. Daily Times 30 July 7/1 Workmen have begun to pile up in the lower end of Chatham-street..large heaps of the Belgian blocks, preparatory to laying down a new pavement. 1902 Pop. Sci. Jan. 110/1 At this point we rolled onto the Belgian block pavement. 1963 Life Mar. 57/2 They range from smooth concrete down through Belgian block streets to country roads best described as ‘linked potholes’. 2005 New Yorker 7 Feb. 77/1 A bridge that his father..had helped to build, hauling blue-tinged Belgian blocks and tamping them between the trolley tracks. < as lemmas |
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