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

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

From BBC

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.

From Reuters

In the back yard of his family home, Bader sits on some breeze blocks, his stump exposed.

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