Definition of briquette
: a compacted often brick-shaped mass of usually fine material
- a charcoal briquette
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Shoes, batteries, carpet scraps, briquettes, baby strollers – even a whole toilet – have been tossed into the recycling stream.
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One afternoon, the faint smell of charcoal briquettes wafted over the crowd, sunburned men and women planted in camp chairs and trying to keep snuffling dogs not used to leashes to heel.
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Kim Jong-hyun, 27, was found unconscious next to burning briquettes on a frying pan inside a serviced residence in the South Korean capital Seoul, a police official told Reuters.
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If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes; when the coals are ready, distribute them to one side of the grill.
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If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes
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Hestan’s ceramic briquettes add to the dish by catching any drippings and sizzling them into smoky flavor.
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If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes
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If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes
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Origin and Etymology of briquette
French briquette, diminutive of brique brick
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