cinder block

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cinder block

noun cinder blocks · cinderblock

A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
Similar: breeze-block, clinker block, hollow block

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noun lightweight building block

한국어	콘크리트 블록 konkeuriteu beullok
Português	bloco de concreto
Français	bloc de béton, agglo, parpaing
Deutsch	Hohlblockstein, Schalstein
Română	bloc de beton (zguros, cu zgură), cărămidă de beton (ușoară, zguroasă), bolțar
Русский	шлакобето́нный блок šlakobetónnyj blok, шлакобло́к šlakoblók

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@misc{cinder_block_2026,
  title = {cinder block},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cinder%20block},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}