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briquette Definition

bri·quette (bri ket)

noun

a small block of compressed matter; specif., one made of charcoal, compressed coal dust, sawdust, etc., used for fuel or kindling

Etymology: Fr briquette, dim. of brique, brick

transitive verb -·quet·ted, -·quet·ting

to form (ore particles, etc.) into briquettes

briquette Usage Examples

Object

factory: There were more locomotives than usual in the workshops vicinity and we learned that the briquetting factory was not working that day.

Converse of object

  • make: Crop waste is being used to make biomass briquettes for the stoves, providing an extra income to farmers.
  • put: Veronica put the charcoal briquette on Archie's plate by mistake.

Adjective modifier

  • ceramic: If you are using ceramic briquettes, allow them to cool and then turn them upright again.
  • smokeless: What we see is part of a large industrial plant that once made smokeless coal briquettes.

Noun used with modifier

  • charcoal: Veronica put the charcoal briquette on Archie's plate by mistake.
  • coal: Note that the coal bunker contains both lump coal and coal briquettes.
  • fuel: In 1848 the GLCC supplied tar to the Wylan Patent Fuel Co, Greenwich, for making fuel briquettes with coal dust.
  • barbecue: The Cobb uses 4 - 9 standard barbecue briquettes which will provide enough heat to cook on for about 3 hours.

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