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blockwide

blockwide adjective: throughout a block.

Adjective

blockwide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout a block.
    • The blockwide birthday parties, neighborly fence-building and Friday chitchat sessions at dusk have become fragile antiques of the preforeclosure days as the new neighbors keep to themselves and the old-timers struggle to keep their footing.2009 August 23, Jennifer Steinhauer, “A Cul-de-Sac of Lost Dreams, and New Ones”, in New York Times

Origin of blockwide

From block + -wide.

Questions about blockwide

What does blockwide mean?
Blockwide means throughout a block.
What part of speech is blockwide?
Blockwide is an adjective.

Words near blockwide in the dictionary

  1. blockt
  2. blocktime
  3. blocktimer
  4. blocktimers
  5. blocktiming
  6. blockwide
  7. blockwise
  8. blockwise distance
  9. blockwood
  10. blockwork
  11. blockworks

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