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tower block

[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /
NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments flats multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
co-op condo condominium
WEAK
flat house high-rise apartment residential complex

Example Sentences

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The fire in the west London tower block killed 72 people in 2017.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

The bodies of Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, were found at their home in the Leabank Court tower block in September.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Seventy two people died when the tower block in west London caught fire in June 2017.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Three children have demolished a tower block in a controlled explosion after winning a competition.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

It took a clobbering in the Blitz—I wasn’t there, thank God—and the replacement buildings and the tower block are a national disgrace.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan