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counterblock

counterblock noun: a block set up in opposition to another block.

Noun

counterblock (plural counterblocks)

  1. A block set up in opposition to another block.

Verb

counterblock (third-person singular simple present counterblocks, present participle counterblocking, simple past and past participle counterblocked)

  1. (transitive) To block in opposition to another block.
    • to counterblock the British blockade1953, John Morris Jones, The World Book Encyclopedia, page 2976

Forms of counterblock

Noun
pluralcounterblocks
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterblocks
present participlecounterblocking
past participlecounterblocked
pastcounterblocked

Origin of counterblock

From counter- + block.

Questions about counterblock

What does counterblock mean?
Counterblock means a block set up in opposition to another block.
What part of speech is counterblock?
Counterblock can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterblock?
The plural of counterblock is counterblocks.

Words near counterblock in the dictionary

  1. counterblasts
  2. counterbled
  3. counterbleed
  4. counterbleeding
  5. counterbleeds
  6. counterblock
  7. counterblockade
  8. counterblockaded
  9. counterblockades
  10. counterblockading
  11. counterblocked

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