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monument Word or Phrase:ANTI TANK CYLINDER *  
Definition:Blocks of solid concrete, in the form of cylinders usually 2 feet across x 2 feet 6 inches or 3 feet high. Cylinders were mainly used in road blocks intended to impede enemy movement in the event of invasion.
monument Word or Phrase:CYLINDER HOUSE *  
Definition:A building in which purified charcoal was produced by distillation of wood in sealed cast-iron retorts heated in fire-boxes. Tarry by-products were sometimes recovered by condensation flues.

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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