City-block Definition
noun
The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.
Wiktionary
The distance from one urban street to the next, or an approximately comparable distance.
In Lawrence, a mile is generally 12 city blocks east-west or 8 blocks north-south.
Go along that road for about a city block, and you should see an old barn.
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Noun
Singular:
city-block
Plural:
city-blocks
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