breeze-block

Hollow building block

A breeze-block is a lightweight building block made from cement mixed with cinders or ash—breeze being an old term for such residue.

The blocks are cheaper and easier to handle than solid concrete.

Primarily British; Americans say cinder block.

The garden wall was made of breeze-blocks.

construction

cinderblock

Hollow concrete masonry unit

aggregateCombined sum total
cementCalcium powder binding agent
concreteSolid building mixture

mortar · laying · stacking · coursing · bond · stretcher · header · reinforcement · rebar · grout

building

shed

Cast off naturally

garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
extensionAdded part or duration

warehouse · industrial · utilitarian · prefab · low-cost · housing · DIY · self-build · affordable · functional

wall

perimeter

Shape's outer edge length

enclosureConfined, bordered space
partitionBarrier separating spaces
screenDisplay or barrier

divider · fence · barrier · compound · courtyard · privacy · stacking · rendering · plastering · capping

texture

porous

Allowing passage of fluids

roughUneven in surface
greyNeutral achromatic tone
coarseRough in texture

grainy · matte · industrial · utilitarian · brutalist · exposed · unfinished · raw · austere · weathered

Opposites

structural solidity

breeze-blockpoured concrete

Hardite mixed and placed

solid brick · stone · reinforced concrete · ashlar

material refinement

breeze-blockmarble

Recrystallized limestone rock

dressed stone · ashlar · granite · limestone · polished stone

material composition

breeze-blocknatural stone

Unmanufactured geological material

fieldstone · sandstone · timber · hardwood

Family

breeze, block, breezes, breezed, breezing, breezy, breezily, breeziness, blocks

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G