breeze block

noun

British.

1. a cinder block.

breeze block

noun

1. Usual US names: cinder block.  clinker block. a light building brick made from the ashes of coal, coke, etc, bonded together by cement and used esp for walls that bear relatively small loads

Word History and Origins

Origin of breeze block¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The building might well collapse but it doesn't deter them - they collect old breeze blocks and brush thick dust off an old red sofa.

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We pass rotting beams propped up precariously by stacked breeze blocks.

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Mr Davies told jurors Mr Billingham's "grave" comprising concrete Beal had mixed and a "de facto coffin" made of breeze blocks, timber and sheets.

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Fulton was accused of bringing his car to the murder scene and drilling holes in a breeze block for an attempt to weigh down and submerge the victim's body.

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With many homes built of mud bricks and timber or cement and breeze blocks, structures crumbled easily.

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