Misspelling of gapers' block.

(chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic) A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.

Synonym of gapers' block

(historical) A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc.

plural of block capital

Text written entirely in capital letters.

plural of breeze-block

(pathology) A disease in the electrical system of the heart, opposed to coronary artery disease, which is disease of the blood vessels of the heart.

plural of heart block

plural of block hour