"ecology block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ecology blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecology block (plural ecology blocks)
  1. A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).
    Sense id: en-ecology_block-en-noun-uPholr-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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