"breeze-block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breeze-blocks [plural]
Etymology: From breeze meaning residue from a furnace. Head templates: {{en-noun}} breeze-block (plural breeze-blocks)
  1. (British) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete. Wikipedia link: breeze-block Tags: British Categories (topical): Building materials Synonyms: cinder block, clinker block, hollow block, brieze block Translations (building block): betonbloko (Esperanto), rakennusharkko (Finnish), harkko (Finnish), parpaing [masculine] (French), bloc de béton [masculine] (French), Schalstein [masculine] (German), 콘크리트 블록 (konkeuriteu beullok) (Korean), шлакобето́нный блок (šlakobetónnyj blok) [masculine] (Russian), шлакобло́к (šlakoblók) [masculine] (Russian), brisbloc [masculine] (Welsh)

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