superblock
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A very large block of buildings; in modern urban planning often designed for local needs, with access and speed restrictions.
noun
A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
Example Sentences
- "All are blots on the urban environment, as blandly homogenous in their own way as the Modernist superblocks they were intended to improve on."
- "Conceived as part of a 1950s-era slum-clearance program, the immense superblock required the demolition of an entire neighborhood of dilapidated tenements and brownstones."
- "Superblocks are a relatively new urban planning concept that has been pioneered in Barcelona, Spain. The basic idea is to identify a 3 x 3 grid of 9 city blocks and restrict vehicle traffic to the streets on the perimeter. The interior streets then become available for walking, biking, and expanded green space."
- "Barcelona’s flagship policy, which has attracted interest from around the world, is its superblocks, where groups of nine city blocks are transformed into people-friendly spaces, with benches, play areas and gardens. Cars may enter but cannot transit the superblock."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English block English superblock From super- + block.