Bauklotz

building block

noun BOW-klots Rare

Also means

masonry unit

Usage Note

Bauklotz literally means a block used in construction; it is also the everyday word for a wooden toy building block. In construction it refers to large masonry units such as Kalksandstein-Bauklötze.

Examples

"Die Kinder bauten mit Bauklötzen einen Turm."

Natural Translation

The children built a tower with building blocks.

Literal Translation

The children built with building blocks a tower.

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