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Meaning of city block | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
  2. The distance from one urban street to the next, or an approximately comparable distance.

Equivalents

Català illa
Español cuadra manzana
Italiano isolato
日本語 街区
Kurdî blok île îlla
Latviešu kvartāls
Nederlands blok bouwblok huizenblok
Português quarteirão
Српски blok mahala квартал махала
Svenska korsning kvarter
Українська квартал

Examples

“The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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