- tower block
- noun Date: 1966 chiefly British a tall building (as a high-rise apartment building)
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tower block
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tower block — tower blocks N COUNT A tower block is a tall building divided into flats or offices. [BRIT] ...a 23 storey tower block. (in AM, use high rise building, high rise) … English dictionary
tower block — n BrE a tall building containing apartments or offices American Equivalent: high rise … Dictionary of contemporary English
tower block — tower ,block noun count BRITISH a HIGH RISE building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tower block — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a tall modern building containing numerous floors of offices or flats … English terms dictionary
tower block — n. Brit. a high rise apartment or office building … English World dictionary
Tower block — High rise redirects here. For other uses, see High Rise (disambiguation). A high rise residential apartment building in Hong Kong … Wikipedia
tower block — noun tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments tower block is the British term for high rise • Syn: ↑high rise • Hypernyms: ↑tower * * * noun Britain : a tall building (as a high rise apartment building) … Useful english dictionary
tower block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tower block : singular tower block plural tower blocks British a tall building with flats or offices on each floor. The American word is high rise … English dictionary
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tower block — /tow euhr/, Chiefly Brit. a high rise building. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
