Block-heater
an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
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- Block--in
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 […]
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an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
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basaltic lava in the form of a chaotic assemblage of angular blocks; aa. noun volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
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Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves. . a simple, hand-printed capital letter. noun Also called block capital. a plain capital letter