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tower block

[tau-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /
NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments flats multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
WEAK


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Some residents in an east London tower block have said they did not hear any alarms during a fire in which a man died on the 17th floor.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

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

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

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




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