breeze-block
noun
British
: a block that is made of cement and coal cinders and that is used in building : cinder block
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Lockyer, for his part, has built upon the breeze-block idea by turning, instead, to rain-screen systems most often seen on the East Coast.
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Antonina Jedrzejczak, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
The contrast is beautifully maintained by the physical production, in which even the breeze-block wall framing the patio, by the design studio dots, is on point: a tracery of concrete and air.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Antonina Jedrzejczak, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
The contrast is beautifully maintained by the physical production, in which even the breeze-block wall framing the patio, by the design studio dots, is on point: a tracery of concrete and air.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Breeze-block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze-block. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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