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. Michael Baker:

   The initial optimism that we were seeing for the first phase to be completed seems to be a bit overoptimistic now as there seem to be some stumbling blocks.

2. Eli Goldstein:

   Our technology works best in hot, dry climates where the sky is clear, so when Jesus Valenzuela have clouds, that blocks that radiative cooling window, in the same way that [ carbon dioxide ] blocks light and sort of has that heat trapping effect, water vapor also will block infrared light.

3. Roopal Kundu:

   We recommend you buy a sunscreen lotion labeled ‘broad spectrum protection’ -- which helps to protect against both types of UV rays -- with an SPF of 30 or higher that is also water resistant, sPF 30 blocks 97 percent of the UVB radiation. But, you need to reapply it every two hours, using about a shot glass full of lotion over your exposed skin, for the best results.

4. Gary Buseck:

   Her sense was that we weren't quite ready for that yet, mary's thought was that there were a number of legal building blocks yet to be put in place before such a claim should be brought.

5. Craig Challen:

   The times in your life where you do hard things, you look adversity in the eye and face it down; despite possibly fearness in a turmoil of fear would be the best times of your life. These things you look back on as the building blocks of your person that you ultimately become. ~Dr. Craig Challen

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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