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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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Residents of a north London tower block said they are living a "nightmare", with intruders accessing the scaffolding that has surrounded their homes for the past six years.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The 33-year-old is currently living in a hotel after being evacuated from her flat, in east London, following a fatal fire in her tower block earlier this month.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

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

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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