superblock

American  

[soo-per-blok] / ˈsu pərˌblɒk /

noun

1. an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.

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Etymology

Origin of superblock

First recorded in 1925–30; super- + block

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Example Sentences

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superblock

If you can’t picture it, Farley is that Beaux-Arts behemoth with the imperial staircase and Corinthian columns, occupying the entirety of the superblock between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2021

Lagging construction on the landfill of Battery Park City, first planned by the architects Alexander Cooper and Stanton Eckstut as a tree-lined antithesis to the World Trade Center superblock, started to accelerate.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018

On a recent afternoon, Jaime Batlle and Iñaki Baquero, who teach architecture at the International University of Catalonia, walked along El Born’s cobblestone streets pointing out changes the superblock had produced.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016

An Eixample superblock of about 400 x 400 metres, Rueda says, would be inhabited by between 5,000 and 6,000 people.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2016

“Every superblock is like a small city with its own character,” the plan suggests.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2016

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