briquet
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8.4
- noun
- /brɪˈkeɪ/
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briqueta
- For even heat, add 10 more briquets to the grill after every hour of cooking.
- charcoal briquets
- ignite briquets
- coal briquets
Examples
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In an attempt to ignite them to a robust flame, you squirt lighter fluid onto the briquets.
Blog text (1) -
Sure, there is a sudden burst of flame, but after a short while, the briquets are just still smoldering.
Blog text (1) -
My metaphor has been this: the global economy is a lump of wet briquets on your barbecue smoldering at best.
Blog text (1) -
Charlie is out hacking, drinking beer, tending the smoldering charcoal briquets.
Fiction book (1990) -
To start the barbecue, light 30 briquets and let them burn until they're covered in ash.
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When using a charcoal grill, arrange 20 briquets on one side for indirect cooking.
Synonyms
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6.4
A small hard block pressed from charcoal, coal dust, or wood that burns for fuel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Briquet comes from the French word brique meaning 'brick', so a briquet is like a small 'brick' of compressed charcoal or coal dust used as fuel.