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flats

NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
WEAK




NOUN
set
Synonyms




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Professor Alan Woodward, a computer scientist at Surrey University, compared it with building a big block of flats rather than houses in a city.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Dean Gauci had grown angry that the block of flats he manages in Cardiff was being repeatedly targeted by waste offenders.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

In addition, the eight flats have a shared heat pump, which helps manage heating costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Berry Park was already divided into holiday flats when the founders - including John, Nikki and two other families - bought it about five years ago, forming a limited company in which members buy equity.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

She was wearing a red-and-white-checked dress, with frilly white socks and black ballet flats.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day




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