Meanings
nouncinder block (plural cinder blocks)
plural cinder blocks · alternative cinderblock
- A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
Synonyms: breeze-block, clinker block, hollow block
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate
Similar
clinker blockbreeze block
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch betonblok, snelbouwsteen
- betonbloklightweight building block
- snelbouwsteenlightweight building block
Esperanto betonbloko
- betonblokolightweight building block
Finnish rakennusharkko, harkko
- rakennusharkkolightweight building block
- harkkolightweight building block
French bloc de béton, agglo
- bloc de bétonlightweight building block
- agglolightweight building block
- parpainglightweight building block
German Hohlblockstein, Schalstein
- Hohlblocksteinlightweight building block
- Schalsteinlightweight building block
Korean 콘크리트 블록
- 콘크리트 블록 (konkeuriteu beullok)lightweight building block
Polish pustak betonowy
- pustak betonowylightweight building block
Portuguese bloco de concreto
- bloco de concretolightweight building block
Romanian bloc de beton (zguros, cu zgură), cărămidă de beton (ușoară, zguroasă)
- bloc de beton (zguros, cu zgură)lightweight building block
- cărămidă de beton (ușoară, zguroasă)lightweight building block
- bolțarlightweight building block
Russian шлакобето́нный блок, шлакобло́к
- шлакобето́нный блок (šlakobetónnyj blok)lightweight building block
- шлакобло́к (šlakoblók)lightweight building block
Welsh brisbloc
- brisbloclightweight building block
Cite this entry
APA
cinder block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinder%20block
MLA
“cinder block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinder%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinder block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinder%20block.
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