What does cinder block mean?
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cin·der block
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Princeton's WordNet
cinder block, clinker block, breeze blocknoun
a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate
"cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain"
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cinder blocknoun
A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
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cinder block
A concrete masonry unit (CMU) is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction. CMUs are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them.Those that use cinders (fly ash or bottom ash) as an aggregate material are called cinder blocks in the United States, breeze blocks (breeze is a synonym of ash) in the United Kingdom, and hollow blocks in the Philippines. In New Zealand and Canada they are known as concrete blocks (a name common in the United States also). In New Zealand, they are also called construction blocks. In Australia, they are known as Besser blocks or Besser bricks, because the Besser Company was a major supplier of machines that made concrete blocks. Clinker blocks use clinker as aggregate. In non-technical usage, the terms cinder block and breeze block are often generalized to cover all of these varieties.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cinder block in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cinder block in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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