Meaning

3 senses
  1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.

    Brikett

    брике́тbrikét

    a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel

  2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.

  3. A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
small brick:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small brick:

Origin

From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).

From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).

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Forms

plural: briquettes

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel:briquet

See also

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