"blockout" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blockout.wav Forms: blockouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from block out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|block out}} Deverbal from block out Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blockout (countable and uncountable, plural blockouts)
  1. (countable, construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-blockout-en-noun-kvOsermA Categories (other): Construction Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
  2. (countable, video games) A draft of a level where plain blocks serve as placeholders for environmental features. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-blockout-en-noun-j0k3WRKz Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games
  3. Synonym of sunblock. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: sunblock [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-blockout-en-noun-oHOEvCb2 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 24 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 19 53

Inflected forms

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