blockwide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

block +‎ -wide

Adjective[edit]

blockwide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout a block.
    • 2009 August 23, Jennifer Steinhauer, “A Cul-de-Sac of Lost Dreams, and New Ones”, in New York Times[1]:
      The blockwide birthday parties, neighborly fence-building and Friday chitchat sessions at dusk have become fragile antiques of the preforeclosure days as the new neighbors keep to themselves and the old-timers struggle to keep their footing.