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Definition: DEAD BLOCK

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. Either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: DEAD BLOCK

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. Either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: DEAD BLOCK

ExpressionsDefinition
Dead blockEither of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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