block-long

Entire street segment

Block-long describes something that extends the full length of a city block, typically used for buildings, lines of people, or other physical things that stretch from one cross street to the next.

The term conveys impressive size or extent in an urban context.

A block-long line had formed outside the new restaurant.

The developer proposed a block-long mixed-use complex.

urban

building

Enclosed roofed structure

facade · storefront · mural · construction · tenement · apartment · structure · streetscape · sidewalk · frontage

vehicle

limousine

Stretched luxury automobile

trailer · freight · semi-truck · caravan · motorcade · flatbed · tanker · hauler · transport · rig

event

parade

Ceremonial public procession

protest · festival · celebration · cavalcade · flotilla · motorcade · cortege · rally · gathering · spectacle

scale

massive

Extremely large and heavy

extensive · oversized · monumental · colossal · immense · substantial · mammoth · imposing · grand · towering

queue

line

Continuous mark or queue

winding · stretching · patience · customers · fans · ticket-holders · hopefuls · anticipation · standees · shuffling

Opposites
linear extent/length

block-longtiny

Extremely small in size

short · compact · brief · small · minuscule

Family

block, long, blocks, blocked, blocking, blocker, blockers, blockade, blockage

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G