nounπShareA very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands."The garden path, paved with reddish-brown clinkers, led to the front door of the Dutch farmhouse. "materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA mass of bricks fused together by intense heat."After the factory fire, all that remained of the brick oven were black clinkers. "materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSlag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling."After the coal fire burned all night, the bottom of the stove was full of hard, black clinkers that needed to be removed. "materialsubstanceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln."Workers unloaded the hot, gray clinkers from the cement kiln, ready to be ground into the fine powder that becomes Portland cement. "materialsubstanceindustrybuildingchemistrygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHardened volcanic lava."The rough, black clinkers covered the side of the volcano, making it difficult to climb. "geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA scum of oxide of iron formed in forging."After a long day of forging, the blacksmith had to remove the clinkers that had formed on the surface of the hot iron. "materialsubstanceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone or something that clinks."The wind chimes outside the window were constant clinkers, their glass pieces gently hitting each other. "soundthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(in the plural) Fetters."The prisoner rattled his clinkers, the heavy chains binding his wrists. "lawpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
