The metal casting that contains the piston cylinders of an engine.

Alternative form of pillow block

A style of assembled wood (often sugar maple, teak, or walnut) used as heavy duty chopping blocks, table tops, and cutting boards.

A block of wood (or other material) having slits in which kitchen knives may be stored safely.

A platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.

(computing, Internet) The use of geolocation software to deny access to content to users from certain regions or countries.

(historical) A block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered.

A perforated iron block with grooved sides, adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging large objects.

(nautical) A tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other.

(archaic) Yule log