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cinder block
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cinder block [′sin·dər ‚bläk]
(materials)
A hollow block made of cinder concrete.
(metallurgy)
A block which closes the front of a blast furnace, containing the cinder notch.
cinder block, Brit.
clinker block A lightweight masonry unit made of cinder concrete; widely used for interior partitions.
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