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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Block
Hi
What does block mean in:
As he spoke, riot police fired tear gas and clashed with about 100 protesters a few blocks from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Thanks in advance!
What does block mean in:
As he spoke, riot police fired tear gas and clashed with about 100 protesters a few blocks from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Thanks in advance!
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A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
- A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
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block = an area of buildings (blocks are usually demarcated by streets or avenues if I'm not mistaken)
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Wow. No. A block is the square area delineated by crisscrossing main streets in a town. A few blocks from a place is the same as a few streets over from it.
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