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ecology block

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
ecol-o-gy block
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).

Inflected Forms

ecology blocks (plural)

Questions

What does ecology block mean?
A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).

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