block of metal

Other forms: blocks of metal

Definitions of block of metal
  1. noun
    metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
    synonyms: ingot, metal bar
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    types:
    bullion
    gold or silver in bars or ingots
    pig
    a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
    type of:
    block
    a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
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