city block

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Noun

city block (plural city blocks)

1. The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.

   The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.

2. The distance from one urban street to the next, or an approximately comparable distance.

   In Lawrence, a mile is generally 12 city blocks east-west or 8 blocks north-south.

   Go along that road for about a city block, and you should see an old barn.

Translations

• French: pâté de maisons
• Italian: isolato
• Portuguese: quarteirão
• Russian: кварта́л
• Spanish: manzana

Translations

• Russian: кварта́л

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