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kortteli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.

Senses

kortteli is used for these senses in English:

  • block A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
  • block The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
  • city block The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
  • city block The distance from one urban street to the next, or an approximately comparable distance.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

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