cement block

collocation in English

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cement
noun[U]
uk
/sɪˈment/us
/səˈment/
a grey powder that is mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand, and small stones to ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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(Definition ofcementandblockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cementblockpartitions in conveniences which, to specification, should have been nine inches, were put in at 14 inches, and had to be pulled down and replaced.
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A small addition, built fromcementblockwith a flat roof, was later constructed as a car wash.
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The town's localcementblockfactory went out of business in 2002 and was torn down in 2003.
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The five-room schoolhouse was built on recently constructedcementblockstructure and held just eight classrooms.
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It has two large bay doors on the front facade and acementblockaddition.
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There is also a blacksmith shop, acementblockbuilding and a restaurant building.
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The old courthouse was used for a barn, acementblockfactory and then remade into two houses.
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The relative prosperity of the 20th century has spurred development of large towns withcementblock structure, significantly heavier than traditional homes.
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Houses are typically built of brick orcementblockadobe, with dirt floors and palm thatch roofs.
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By 1957, all tents in the camp were replaced withcementblockshelters.
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A one-storycementblockkitchen addition is built on the north (rear) of the main section, replacing an earlier kitchen wing.
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In place of the engine block there is acementblock.
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Today, some of the originalcementblockbeach cottages remain standing.
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Acementblockremained between two brick walls, converging at an acute angle.
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Thecementblockfell from a height of seven meters.
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Her body was discovered about 7 p.m. a block and a half from her house, its skull crushed by acementblock.
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Stanley then ties acementblockaround her ankles.
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