concrete block

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteandblock

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandblockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, load-bearing renderedconcreteblockwalls, carrying prefabricated concrete planks for floor and roof.
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The facades are of 40cm thick lightweightconcreteblockrendered on the exterior and wallpapered on the interior.
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The three sections were separated byconcreteblockwalls.
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Until recently, few houses had been built to last, but nowconcreteblockstructures are replacing wooden and wattle-and-daub houses and shacks.
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Front tests into aconcreteblockare required and most manufacturers ensure a rear shunt test.
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It features aconcreteblockcovered entrance.
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It rests on aconcreteblockfoundation.
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It is constructed ofconcreteblockcoated in stucco.
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Theconcreteblockcontaining the torso weighed over 200 pounds.
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The plant was built usingconcreteblocktechnology.
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Nearby is a large gambrel-roofedconcreteblockbarn.
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The style of architecture used was basicallyconcreteblock.
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The primary building material isconcreteblockwith stucco facing.
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A modernconcreteblockaddition is attached to the south.
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Houses were constructed ofconcreteblock, not wood.
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The two-storyconcreteblockbuilding was constructed in 1905.
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Threeconcreteblockbuildings also arose and housed various businesses.
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Aconcreteblockeast wing was added in 1956.
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Consider the output of the precastconcreteblock-producing industry which is so vital to our building effort.
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Surely this is just the sort ofconcreteblockwhich could well be turned into the 12-mile wall.
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After investigating alternatives of temporary sacrificial ply boarding, we concluded, reluctantly, that the most economic, available, and reliable solution would be an intermediate protective skin of 100mmconcreteblock.
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It is mounted on aconcreteblockfoundation, and connected in the rear to aconcreteblockbuilding which houses the kitchen.
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It would only mean going into them later and pumping out water from time to time, since they are purelyconcreteblock-houses under the ground.
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Most people want a terraced house with a small back garden; they do not want a flat in a high riseconcreteblock.
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