Block-party
an outdoor festival, usually held in a closed-off city street, often to raise money for a local organization or for a block association.
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- Block-print
a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
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a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. one of a set of cube-shaped pieces of wood, plastic, or the like, used as a child’s toy in building. a mold […]
- Blockhouse
Military. a fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire. Also called garrison house. (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry. a house built of squared logs. Rocketry. a structure near a launching site for rockets, generally made of heavily reinforced […]
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