Meanings
adjectiveredbrick (not comparable)
alternative red-brick
- not comparableof, or relating to a red brick university
- not comparablemade of red brick
And stolid, True Blue, Protestant Rangers in their redbrick cotadel south of the Clyde.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 205
nounredbrick (plural redbricks)
plural redbricks
- abbreviationclippingClipping of red brick university.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
redbrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redbrick
MLA
“redbrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redbrick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redbrick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redbrick.
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