briquet
Noun: A small, compressed block of combustible material, typically made from charcoal dust, coal dust, sawdust, or other biomass, and used as fuel for heating or cooking.
A "briquet" is a manufactured fuel source. It is designed to be a convenient, uniform, and often longer-burning alternative to loose fuel materials. It is commonly used in barbecues, grills, stoves, and fireplaces. * We used charcoal briquets to grill the steaks. * The factory produces fuel briquets from recycled wood waste.
- Fuel Briquet: A general term for any compressed block of combustible material intended for energy production.
- The community project teaches people how to make fuel briquets from agricultural waste.
- Briquette: This is a more common alternate spelling of "briquet." The two words are identical in meaning and usage.
- Please buy a bag of charcoal briquettes for the barbecue.
- Fuel block
- Compressed fuel
The word "briquet" has only one primary meaning related to compressed fuel. It is not to be confused with "briquette," which can also refer in specialized contexts to a small, shaped mass of another material (e.g., a metal briquette for recycling), but this usage is an extension of the core fuel-related definition.
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a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
