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Meanings of block in anglès

portuguès
polia
català
politja
Wikidata

A tool, consisting of a set of wheels around which a rope is led, meant to lift or move a load more lightly.

        politja
        portuguès
        bloco do motor
        Wikidata

        A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.

              bloco do motor
              Sinònims
              Examples for "cylinder block"
              Examples for "cylinder block"
              1
              These include machining of the key architecture, cylinder head, cylinder block and crankshaft, as well as the assembly and testing of the engine.
              The South African
              2
              The Ni-Cr cylinder blocks were randomised in two groups of 24 specimens each.
              Pubmed
              3
              The cylinder blocks were bonded to the disc-shaped ceramic specimens under 10 N of load.
              Pubmed
              1
              As he watches, fire begins to lick free of the engine block.
              iD
              2
              Some six feet and the width of an engine block separated them.
              Deadly promises
              3
              The gathering's pretense of civility evaporated like water droplets on an engine block.
              Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
              4
              Whatever it was, it went right through the engine block.
              Stinger
              5
              Your dad's sunk under it, tied to an engine block.
              Winter’s Bone
              rus
              блокшот
              espanyol
              tapon
              català
              tap
              Wikidata

              In basketball, the action of a defensive player legally deflecting a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score.

                    tap
                    Wikidata

                    A building or set of buildings, surrounded on all sides by relatively wide streets in a roughly square or rectangular manner.

                          Usage of block in anglès
                          1
                          See that new cell block they're building right beside the golf course?
                          Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
                          2
                          This silver block with attached chain is a good case in point.
                          The South African
                          3
                          However, block liner trains, which are booked by individual companies, will continue.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Further controls allow people to block particular tracking systems while allowing others.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          On Sunday Austria's foreign minister threatened to block EU negotiations with Turkey.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          People will, however, still be able to block private messages from businesses.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Perhaps the British government could simply block all transfers of large files?
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          According to traders, recent block deals also helped boost the market sentiment.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          Might I ask your opinion on which divisions to block this threat?
                          The Wolf’s Hour
                          10
                          A majority of EU lawmakers would need to block the Commission's plan.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Shields' testimony is a critical building block in pursuing others potentially involved.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          Green groups, of course, form a powerful lobbying block of their own.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          Progress current matters capable of being settled via the block settlement programme.
                          The South African
                          14
                          Large stones that block the urinary tract, however, may require hospital treatment.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          The question is whether they can find legal grounds to block them.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          The upper house will not have the power to block the deal.
                          Reuters