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city block

city block noun: the smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.

Noun

city block (plural city blocks)

  1. The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
    • The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.
  2. The distance from one urban street to the next, or an approximately comparable distance.
    • In Lawrence, a mile is generally 12 city blocks east-west or 8 blocks north-south.
    • Go along that road for about a city block, and you should see an old barn.

Forms of city block

pluralcity blocks

Questions about city block

What does city block mean?
City block means the smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
What part of speech is city block?
City block is a noun.
What is the plural of city block?
The plural of city block is city blocks.

Words near city block in the dictionary

  1. City and County of Denver
  2. City and County of Honolulu
  3. City and County of San Francisco
  4. city banker
  5. city bankers
  6. city block
  7. city block distance
  8. city block distances
  9. city blocks
  10. city boy
  11. city boys

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