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What (who) is cinder 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

cinder block

¦ noun N. Amer. a breeze block.

cinder block

also cinderblock (cinder blocks)

A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building. (AM; in BRIT, use breeze-block
)

N-COUNT: oft N n

breeze block

see breeze-block

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete masonry unit

Examples of use of cinder block

1. We‘ve surfed on the lake when there is cinder–block–sized ice on the shore.

2. Others watched all this from the rooftops of their cinder–block shacks.

3. Near his house, along a cinder–block wall, is more graffiti.

4. "Aaron has this shitty 1'74 Ford Escort, it didn‘t have a back seat, all it had was a cinder block.

5. Constituents often stop by the small Democratic Alliance office in a cinder–block building in Khayelitsha, looking for help.