cinder block

noun

1. a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate.

cinder block

noun

1. the usual US name for breeze block

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinder block¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

They listen to playlists while pulling carts loaded with cinder blocks: yacht rock for mornings, Jock Jam in the afternoon.

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It prompted me to use cinder blocks as a form of sculpture and think about what kind of modern-day ruins we pass by.

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He has stacked some cinder blocks to anchor iron rods for holding up a sheet, which is meant to serve as a roof.

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In key moments, Johnston’s hands seemed like they transformed into cinder blocks.

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People threw rocks or chunks of cinder blocks, lit objects on fire and set off fireworks in the direction of law enforcement, Galvez’s agreement states.

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