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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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Finley has plans to abseil down a tower block at Southend Hospital on 16 May to raise money for the Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

The fire in the west London tower block killed 72 people in 2017, the inquiry found all their deaths were avoidable.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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

He is a demolition expert and the Barracks was the local name for Barrington Heights, the tallest tower block in our South London borough.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd