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city blocks

city blocks is the plural of city block.

Meaning of city block

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.

Questions about city blocks

What is city blocks the plural of?
City blocks is the plural of city block.

Words near city blocks in the dictionary

  1. city banker
  2. city bankers
  3. city block
  4. city block distance
  5. city block distances
  6. city blocks
  7. city boy
  8. city boys
  9. city break
  10. city breaks
  11. city bus

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