cement block

  • 1cement block — noun : concrete block …

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  • 2Cement kiln — Cement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of Portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates. Over a billion tonnes of… …

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  • 3block — blockable, adj. /blok/, n. 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. 2. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. 3. one of a set of cube… …

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  • 4block — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid piece of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ solid ▪ cement …

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  • 5block — [[t]blɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usu. with one or more flat or approximately flat faces 2) bui a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc 3) one of a set of cube shaped pieces used as a child s toy in… …

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  • 6block — 01. The road was [blocked] by a tree that had fallen over. 02. The little boy tried to escape, but the bully [blocked] his path. 03. She lives in an apartment [block] just down the street. 04. A new [block] of flats has been built on the… …

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  • 7cement — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wet ▪ cold ▪ hard VERB + CEMENT ▪ mix ▪ pour …

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  • 8cinder block — cement block used in building …

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  • 9concrete block — noun : a hollow building unit of concrete called also cement block * * * concrete block, a gray, rectangular building block of concrete, usually cast with hollow cores …

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  • 10breeze block — (British) cinder block, cement block …

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