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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

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a "suspect item" found during a investigation into a man's death led to the evacuation of a tower block in West Dunbartonshire.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

A tower block in Clydebank has been evacuated after the bomb squad was called to a "suspect item" found in a police investigation into a man's death.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

They visited its site and found a tower block of offices.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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