concrete block
Heavy building brick
A concrete block is a rectangular building unit made of cement, aggregate, and water, molded and cured into standardized shapes.
Also called a cinder block or cement block.
Concrete blocks are hollow, lighter and cheaper than solid concrete, and stack easily for walls, foundations, and barriers: The shed was built from concrete blocks.
Building with mortared blocks
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- footingSecure ground position
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
rebar · reinforcement · paving · landscaping · building material · precast · aggregate · cement
Of great mass
- denseClosely packed together
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- heftPerceived mass, substance
anchor · ballast · counterweight · deadweight · immovable · solid · mass · gravitational
Obstacle blocking a path
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- jersey barrierConcrete roadway divider
- traffic controlRegulating road movement
- securityProtection from threat
bollard · checkpoint · cordon · fortification · bunker · protective · perimeter · defensive
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- footingSecure ground position
mortar · rebar · reinforcement · paving · landscaping · building material · precast · aggregate · cement · load-bearing
heavy
Of great mass
- denseClosely packed together
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
heft · anchor · ballast · counterweight · deadweight · immovable · solid · mass · gravitational · tonnage
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- jersey barrierConcrete roadway divider
- traffic controlRegulating road movement
security · bollard · checkpoint · cordon · fortification · bunker · protective · perimeter · defensive