blockwide en · ADJ
Etymology
From block + -wide.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Throughout a block.
The blockwide birthday parties, neighborly fence-building and Friday chitchat sessions at dusk have become fragile antiques of the preforeclosure days as the new neighbors keep to themselves and the old-timers struggle to keep their footing.
2009 August 23, Jennifer Steinhauer, “A Cul-de-Sac of Lost Dreams, and New Ones”, in New York Times: