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breeze-block

breeze-block noun: a lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

breeze-block: a lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete
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Noun (1)

breeze-block (plural breeze-blocks)

  1. (UK) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

Noun (2)

breeze-block (plural breeze-blocks)

  1. A type of perforated building block used for ventilation and letting natural light in.
    • Featuring, as the title “Concrete House” suggests, a main theme of concrete and perforated breeze blocks so evocative of the ’70s, it was cited in several categories of the Think Brick Awards and named project of the year in the Housing Industry Association’s Perth Innovation Housing Awards.2016 March 12, Jenny Brown, “Perth's concrete house reinvents the front porch”, in Domain, Sidney, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2016
    • A triangular breeze block is introduced to create screening walls, forming the new entry pathway.2023, Patricia Callan, “House Gezelling”, in The New Modernist House: Mid-century Homes Renewed for Contemporary Living, Melbourne: Thames & Hudson Australia, →ISBN, page 269

Synonyms of breeze-block

Forms of breeze-block

pluralbreeze-blocks
alternative formbreeze block
alternative formbreezeblock
alternative formbrieze block

Origin of breeze-block

From breeze (“residue from a furnace”) + block.

From breeze (“light, gentle wind”) + block.

Questions about breeze-block

What does breeze-block mean?
Breeze-block means a lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
What part of speech is breeze-block?
Breeze-block is a noun.
What is the plural of breeze-block?
The plural of breeze-block is breeze-blocks.

Words near breeze-block in the dictionary

  1. breeze
  2. breeze off
  3. breeze past
  4. breeze through
  5. breeze up
  6. breeze-block
  7. breeze-blocks
  8. breezeblock
  9. breezeblocks
  10. breezed
  11. breezed off

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