cinder block

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈcinder block noun [countable] American English  TCBa large grey brick used to build houses and other buildings, made from cement and cinders 煤渣砖 SYN British English breeze-block →4  See picture of 见图 BLOCK 1 →5 see picture at 见图 block1

Examples from the Corpus

cinder block• Three small houses, made of painted cinder block and aluminum, faced the hotel from across the street.• With notable exceptions, adobe slowly is giving way to cinder block and other inexpensive modern materials.• The room is maybe six feet square, with cinder block walls.

ˈcinder block nounChineseSyllable  

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cinder block
ˈcinder block noun [countable] American English
a large grey brick used to build houses and other buildings, made from cement and cinders
   SYN  breeze-block British English

cinder blockBrE /ˈsɪndə blɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪndər blɑːk/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˈbreeze block) nouna light building block, made of sand, coal ashes and cement 煤渣砌块，焦渣砖（用沙、煤渣和水泥制成）