Comment on Ask HN: How close together are your bus stops?parentComments−robrenaud7yIn American English, blocks are deliminated by roads and mostly used in dense urban environments, often where the blocks are rectangular.−JackFr7yEtymology note: The word 'blockbuster' was coined by the press to describe the largest conventional bombs used by the RAF in WWII, because they could destroy a city block.
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In American English, blocks are deliminated by roads and mostly used in dense urban environments, often where the blocks are rectangular.
Etymology note: The word 'blockbuster' was coined by the press to describe the largest conventional bombs used by the RAF in WWII, because they could destroy a city block.