Definitions for BLOCKS
blocks

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. blocks

   The several transverse pieces or logs of timber, piled in plane, on which a ship is built, or to place her on for repair: they consist of solid pieces of oak laid on the ground-ways.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BLOCKS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4391

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BLOCKS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4180

How to pronounce BLOCKS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BLOCKS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLOCKS in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLOCKS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BLOCKS in a Sentence

1. Ashley Pittard:

   Longer term there is no doubt consolidation in stock exchanges globally will continue, near term the road blocks have been from regulators primarily, but over time it is feasible that a European and Asian exchange could merge.

2. Rafael Zoeger:

   Otherwise what's going to happen is they're going to start giving up their oil blocks, companies that can't do business are going to leave.

3. Allan Chitete:

   The building blocks (sacks filled with earth or sand) have a lot of advantages, they act like cushions or shock absorbers so that in times of earthquake or floods the structure cannot develop cracks or collapse.

4. Greg Scarlatoiu:

   The fundamental building blocks of his story have remained the same, although I am fully aware of the differences between (the two camps), still, born and raised in a camp, he was subjected to forced labor, induced malnutrition and torture. He informed on his mother and brother, who were executed. He escaped from the camp, and lived to tell his story. None of that has changed.

5. Omar Sy:

   The hardest part for me is the language that I don't speak ... it blocks me a little on certain things, in France, I already have a career and a name that give me access to certain things and here I have to reconstruct all of that. That makes it interesting to work here, to start from zero again.

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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