interlocking blocks

Connectable building pieces

Interlocking blocks are building units designed to fit together without mortar or adhesive, their shapes locking into place through notches, grooves, or protrusions.

The term covers children's construction toys like Legos, landscaping pavers that create stable surfaces, and concrete blocks for retaining walls.

The interlocking design distributes weight and resists shifting: We built the patio with interlocking blocks.

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modular · building · construction · brick by brick · puzzle · tessellating · jigsaws · plastic · colorful · towers · walls · fitting · connecting · grooves · studs · assembly · toys · creative play

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connection method

interlocking blocksstacked stones

Rocks piled deliberately

structural coherence

interlocking blocksscattered pieces

loose gravel · loose fill · rubble

material continuity

interlocking blockspoured concrete

Hardite mixed and placed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G