breeze-block

See also: breezeblock

English

Alternative forms

• brieze block

Etymology

From breeze meaning residue from a furnace.

Noun

breeze-block (plural breeze-blocks)

1. (British) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

Synonyms

• cinder block
• clinker block
• hollow block

Translations

building block

• Esperanto: betonbloko
• Finnish: rakennusharkko, harkko (fi)
• French: parpaing (fr) m, bloc de béton (fr) m
• German: Schalstein m
• Korean: 콘크리트 블록 (konkeuriteu beullok)
• Russian: шлакобето́нный блок m (šlakobetónnyj blok), шлакобло́к (ru) m (šlakoblók)
• Welsh: brisbloc m