What (who) is breeze-block - definition
STANDARD SIZE RECTANGULAR BLOCK USED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Cinderblock; Concrete block; Cinder Block; Breeze Block; Cement blocks; Breeze block; Cinder blocks; Cinder block; Concrete perpend; Clinker block; Foundation block; Concrete Masonry Unit; Hollow blocks; Cement block; Breeze blocks; Breeze-block; Poer; Besser block; Besser brick; Blockwork; Breezeblocks; Cinder-block
breeze-block
also breeze block
(breeze-blocks)
N-COUNT
breeze block
see breeze-block
breeze block
¦ noun Brit. a lightweight building brick made from breeze.
Wikipedia
Concrete masonry unit
A concrete masonry unit (CMU, also known as a cinder block, breeze block or by various other terms) is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction. The use of blockwork allows structures to be built in the traditional masonry style with layers (or courses) of staggered blocks.
Concrete blocks may be produced with hollow centers (cores) to reduce weight, improve insulation and provide an interconnected void into which concrete can be poured to solidify the entire wall after it is built.
CMUs are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them.
Examples of use of breeze-block
1. Thug: Dean Ingram killed lorry driver Laurence McCourt when he tipped a 44lb breeze block off a bridge Winter then fetched another breeze block.
2. First we crowded into a small room with breeze–block walls and a corrugated tin roof.
3. Mr McCourt died almost instantly when the breeze block hit him in the chest.
4. Towering reeds, swaying with the breeze, block the view of the Euphrates River.
5. Their homes are packed along winding alleys and overshadowed by unfinished three–storey breeze–block houses.