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BLOK/blɒk/

A block can be a large building or a section of streets: an office block, walk round the block. It is also a verb: block the road, a blocked sink. A brick is one small unit; a block is bigger. Blog is a website diary.

Meaning

A large building, or a section of a street between two crossings.

Examples

• “They live in a block of flats near the station.”
• “They live in a block of flats near the river.”
• “Parked cars blocked the entrance.”

Good to know

a block of flats / block the road. Mix-up: blog / brick.

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