ecology block

noun

A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).

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Meanings

nounecology block (plural ecology blocks)

plural ecology blocks

  1. A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecology block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecology%20block.

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