hollow block

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hollow blocks

Etymology

See hollow +‎ block, due to the hollow centers or cores that may be built into the production of these blocks to reduce weight.

Noun

hollow block (plural hollow blocks)

(Philippines) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

Synonyms

Translations

lightweight building block

Dutch: betonblok (nl) n, snelbouwsteen m
Finnish: rakennusharkko, harkko (fi)
French: bloc de béton (fr) m, agglo (fr), parpaing (fr)
German: Schalstein m
Korean: 콘크리트 블록 (konkeuriteu beullok)
Polish: pustak betonowy m
Portuguese: bloco de concreto m
Romanian: bloc de beton (zguros, cu zgură), cărămidă de beton (ușoară, zguroasă)
Russian: шлакобето́нный блок m (šlakobetónnyj blok), шлакобло́к (ru) m (šlakoblók)
Welsh: brisbloc m

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