cinder block

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.

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cinder block, Brit.

clinker block A lightweight masonry unit made of cinder concrete; widely used for interior partitions.

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