breeze block
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breeze-block — breeze blocks also breeze block N COUNT A breeze block is a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement. [BRIT] (in AM, use cinder block) … English dictionary
breeze-block — n BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: breeze small pieces of burnt coal (18 20 centuries), from French braise] a light brick used in building, made of ↑cement and ↑cinders American Equivalent: cinder block … Dictionary of contemporary English
breeze block — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lightweight building brick made from cinders mixed with sand and cement. ORIGIN breeze from French braise live coals … English terms dictionary
breeze block — breeze ,block noun count BRITISH a large light brick made from CEMENT and CINDERS that is used in building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breeze block — noun a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain • Syn: ↑cinder block, ↑clinker block • Hypernyms: ↑building block * * * Brit. a cinder block. [1920 25] * * * breeze block UK US … Useful english dictionary
breeze block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms breeze block : singular breeze block plural breeze blocks British a large light brick made from cement and cinders that is used in building … English dictionary
breeze block — see breeze block … English dictionary
Breeze Block (TV Series) — Infobox Television show name = Breeze Block format = Sitcom runtime = creator = Ian Pattison starring = Tim Healy Su Elliot David Nellist Alison Mac Craig Heaney Berwick Kaler Mark Benton Dale Meeks executive producer = country = UK network = BBC … Wikipedia
breeze-block — noun A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete. Syn: cinder block, clinker block … Wiktionary
breeze block — (British) cinder block, cement block … English contemporary dictionary
breeze block — noun Brit. a lightweight building brick made from breeze … English new terms dictionary
