"brick-buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brick-busters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brick-buster (plural brick-busters)
  1. (video games) Synonym of brick breaker. Categories (topical): Video game genres Synonyms: brick breaker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-brick-buster-en-noun-FT9xnc2P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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