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tower block

noun as in apartment building

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I have to climb my tower block by stairs, my refrigerator has turned off, I cannot take online classes, cannot study, no water, no electricity and no gas at home.

From Time

Each year, China builds about 15 million new homes—over five times those in America and Europe combined—yet a quarter of the current stock already lies empty, with forests of unoccupied tower blocks ringing many second and third-tier cities.

From Time

Today, a 12-story tower block stands directly atop its point of impact.

Elsewhere, a railway on stilts circles a group of multicolored tower blocks.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tower block, such as: co-op, flats, tenement, cooperative apartment house, flat house, and high-rise apartment.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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