English Explanatory Dictionary

hollow block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

Word forms

hollow block hollow blocks

Etymology

See hollow + block, due to the hollow centers or cores that may be built into the production of these blocks to reduce weight.

Synonyms

breeze-block cinder block clinker block
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