brickie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January left behind more than 1 million pounds of damaged lithium-ion batteries, ranging from slim capsules inside iPhones to the brick-like blocks that run electric vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
Its brick-like aerodynamics contribute to mediocre fuel economy and a steady roar of wind and road noise, but it’s hard not to love driving a Jeep.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Rosenfeld recalls Ben's "brick-like" hands, toughened, he was told, by dipping it into pickle brine.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022
Based on the many, many easily enlarged pictures I will share with you immediately below, it’s a slick-looking build, with very few exposed studs, but still enough brick-like construction to easily be identified as Lego.
From The Verge • May 12, 2022
Around its sides rushed a flow of men, their body paint and tattoos obscured by dust from the hardened, brick-like mud that lay underneath the entire city.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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