Meaning of city block | Babel Free

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

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.”

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