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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コンクリートブロック

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: konkurīto burokku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cinder-block/ˈsɪn.dɚˌblɑːk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"庭の壁はコンクリートブロックでできています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lightweight building block made from concrete and coal cinders, typically used in exterior walls and foundations.

    "The garage was constructed using sturdy cinder-blocks for extra durability."
  2. 2

    A heavy, rectangular concrete masonry unit used generally in construction.

    "They piled several cinder-blocks in the yard to create a makeshift outdoor shelf."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'cinder' (from Old English 'sindere', meaning clinker or dross from a furnace) and 'block' (from Old French 'bloc'). The term emerged in the early 20th century as a building material manufactured from coal cinders or industrial ash mixed with concrete.

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