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Meaning of "breeze block" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREEZE BLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREEZE BLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breeze block is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREEZE BLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

breeze block

Concrete masonry unit

A concrete masonry unit – also called concrete block, cement block, besser block, breeze block and cinder block – is a large rectangular brick used in construction.

Definition of breeze block in the English dictionary

The definition of breeze block in the dictionary is a light building brick made from the ashes of coal, coke, etc, bonded together by cement and used esp for walls that bear relatively small loads Usual US names: cinder block, clinker block.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREEZE BLOCK

breed
Breed´s Hill
breeder
breeder reactor
breeding
breeding ground
breeding pair
breeding season
breeding stock
breeks
breenge
breest
breeze
breezeless
breezeway
breezier
breeziest
breezily
breeziness
breezy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREEZE BLOCK

a chip off the old block
block
building block
cellblock
chip off the old block
clock
cylinder block
engine block
mental block
mounting-block
nerve block
on the block
roadblock
snatch block
starting block
stumbling block
sun block
superblock
unblock
wood block
writer´s block

Synonyms and antonyms of breeze block in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breeze block» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREEZE BLOCK

Find out the translation of breeze block to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breeze block from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breeze block» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微风块
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bloque brisa
570 millions of speakers

English

breeze block
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा ब्लॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كتلة نسيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ветер блок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bloco brisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতাস ব্লক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parpaing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blok angin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brise Block
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽量コンクリートブロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산들 바람 블록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blumbang angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று தடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रीज ब्लॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Esinti bloğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blocco brezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blok bryza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітер блок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloc briza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλοκ αεράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

briesie blok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bris blocket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bris blokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breeze block

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREEZE BLOCK»

The term «breeze block» is normally little used and occupies the 126.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREEZE BLOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breeze block» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breeze block» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breeze block

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREEZE BLOCK»

Discover the use of breeze block in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breeze block and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stripes In Quilts
2.10 Garden Breeze block Making Alternating Blocks When I played with the Garden Breeze block, I kept the block size consistent. I realized by reversing or mirror-imaging the block, I could create chevrons between blocks. (Adding two more ...
Mary Mashuta, 2010
2
Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Third ...
The properties commonly measured are given in Table 30.7. Additionally a drying shrinkage test may be carried out. 30.6 Concrete units Concrete units have been made since the 1920s and were widely used, in the form of the ' breeze' block, ...
J.M. Illston, Peter Domone, 2002
3
Perspectives on the Older Scottish Tongue: A Celebration of DOST
To take a recent example, the 'breeze block' was produced in the 1930s as a lightweight insulation block made from the 'breeze' or fly ash from steam boilers. These were used as a stop-gap building block during the building materials ...
Christian Kay, Margaret A. Mackay, 2005
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Interdisciplinary Design: Proceedings of the 21st CIRP ...
Thermal Effusivity 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Cooked Brick Tender Stone Breeze Block Plaster Wood Figure 4: Thermal effusivity of some materials. Equipped with good thermal resistance, wood takes part in the insulation of the building, in addition to  ...
Mary Kathryn Thompson (Ed.)
5
Art Into Theatre: Performance Interviews and Documents
When you extend a performance over the sort of period of time that Bastille Dances was extended, it must foreground the sheer work involved in the building and rebuilding of the breeze block edifice. The mental block is something to get over ...
Nick Kaye, 2013
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Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
A, B,C,D E F G H J K L M N O P CONCRETE BEAMS QSTXYZRUVW BEAM FORMWORK A plain beam, straight beam LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE BLOCKS B flat beam 1 concrete brick C rectangular beam 2 partition block, breeze block D  ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2008
7
The Creature in the Map: A Journey to El Dorado
He is carrying a small basket and a breeze-block. He puts the breeze-block down and sits on it. This is significant, a symbol of his status. The block is his duhu, or seat. Since Warao houses do not have any chairs as such, only hammocks and ...
Charles Nicholl, 1997
8
Moel's Cradle
The rain was pattering in through the open door, it was flowing in over the chewing gum stained concrete floor, up the breeze block wall. It was even hitting him, hidden in the cocoon of his army surplus sleeping bag. The old woman was still ...
Charles Morgan, 2009
9
Site-Specific Art: Performance, Place and Documentation
... combined in a spectacle which is completely open; the magic is that such dramatic changes can occur through a process taking place in front of the eyes. l_ • Julian Maynard Smith (Station House Opera), The Breeze Block Performances.
Nick Kaye, 2013
10
Taste and Smell in Vertebrates
... 640 97-1 I00 -2 Empty plaster cases 640 95 - 5 97-4 Glass dishes 64o 87~4 96 -9 Breeze block 640 69-9 73 -2 Filled A/P mine 640 8 5 '4 87-4 Empty A/P mine 640 86-7 88-8 Well technique; turf-covered lids; objects handled by supervisor.
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREEZE BLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breeze block is used in the context of the following news items.
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Investigation under way into £4000 of damage to cars
The attack is thought to have involved the use of a breeze block and stones resulting in windscreen and bodywork damage. Related Man ... «Aberdeen Evening Express, Jul 15»
2
The albino children locked away to be kept safe from witch doctors
Unable to leave the dusty compound and largely confined to her breeze block dormitory because she has no sun screen to protect her skin, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Tales of success and disaster help inspire the rebuild of the Court …
They worked from this ridiculously small breeze block room at the back of an old church. It worked brilliantly. But the company weren't included ... «The Press, Jul 15»
4
Host's overseas talent 'big challenge'
But it is here at a modest breeze block gym and two playing fields a 15-minute drive from Apia where the squad will work almost every day on a ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
Great Central station hotel plans came as a surprise to people …
On the other side of a breeze block partition in the parcel building, in a smaller room with equally elegant arches, is a workshop specialising in ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
6
Fantasy wrecking ball: which Irish building would you demolish first?
... House, apparently vacant apart from a Department of Social Affairs office on the ground floor, resembles a giant breeze block with windows. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
7
Lane Cove property featuring decorative breeze blocks short-listed …
Breeze Block” by Architect Prineas is among 30 entries short-listed for the 2015 Houses Awards for the House Alteration and Addition over ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Breeze Block” by Architect Prineas is among 30 entries short-listed for the 2015 Houses Awards for the House Alteration and Addition over ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
9
Mozambique rises from the ashes
About 15,000 people live in this labyrinth of reed and breeze block houses named after the thatch traditionally used for roofs. This region in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Bungling shoplifters who left blood trail from Tesco jailed for second …
Fearn was tracked to a nearby estate after suffering a serious leg injury while smashing a window with bricks and a breeze block. «Leigh Journal, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Breeze block [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/breeze-block>. Apr 2024 ».
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