cinder block

cinder block

or cin·der·block (sĭn′dər-blŏk′)n. A usually hollow building block made with concrete and coal cinders.

cinder block

n (Building) the usual US name for breeze block

cin′der block`

n. a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate. [1925–30]

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

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