briquette
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6.4
- noun
- /brɪˈkɛt/
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briqueta
- The government is phasing out the household use of charcoal briquettes for cooking and heating and requires state-owned factories to burn coal more efficiently and install emissions-scrubbing equipment.
- charcoal briquettes
- barbecue briquettes
- bag of briquettes
That shit just got me heated up like somebody just threw some damn warm briquettes in my ass, bro.
- That shit just got me heated up like somebody just threw some damn warm briquettes in my ass, bro.
Examples
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She should never have started using those modern briquettes in the stove, she said.
Fiction book (1994) -
I told you to use fewer briquettes, and now look what you've done.
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And then using the right amount so that you actually get a, a good briquette is important.
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We hammer the piston and the briquette pops right out.
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Next to it was a stack of logs and briquettes.
Academic text (2008) -
Why don't you pre-measure the briquettes in little packages?
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Now the two briquettes are starting to disperse in the water like brown tablets of Alka-Seltzer.
Fiction book (1990) -
They made a fire in a brazier improvised from a metal trash can, with barbecue briquettes bought from the hardware store.
Fiction book (2002) -
To start the barbecue, place about 10 charcoal briquettes in the grill for even heat distribution.
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He added a few more briquettes to the fire to ensure it stayed warm throughout the evening.
Synonyms
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8.4
A hard block of pressed charcoal used for heating or cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word briquette comes from the French brique ('brick') plus the small ending -ette ('little'), so it literally means a 'little brick'. That's why a briquette is a small, hard block of pressed fuel you light for heat or cooking.