houseblock

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US/haʊsˈblɒk/

noun

A group of houses.

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Meanings

nounhouseblock (plural houseblocks)

plural houseblocks

  1. A group of houses.

    The term can designate both a street or a houseblock surrounded by streets and, by extension, a town quarter. The latter is by far the commonest meaning of the term.

    1998, George John Lolos, Studies in the topography of Sikyonia

Origin

From house + block.

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Translations

French taloryhmä
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

blockhouse
Cite this entry
APA

houseblock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseblock

MLA

“houseblock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseblock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “houseblock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseblock.

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