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brɪˈkɛtbri·quette

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. briquette, briquetnoun

    a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel

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  1. Briquette

    A briquette (French: [bʁikɛt]; also spelled briquet) is a compressed block of coal dust or other combustible biomass material (e.g. charcoal, sawdust, wood chips, peat, or paper) used for fuel and kindling to start a fire. The term derives from the French word brique, meaning brick.

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  1. briquette

    A briquette is a compressed block of a substance like coal dust, charcoal dust, sawdust, wood chips, or any form of waste material, typically used as fuel to start and maintain a fire. They are used for cooking, heating, and power generation in various industrial processes.

Wikidata

  1. Briquette

    A briquette is a block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and maintain a fire. Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass briquettes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Briquette

    bri-ket′, n. a brick-shaped block of coal formed from coal-dust. [Fr. briquette, dim. of brique, a Brick.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of briquette in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of briquette in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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