high-rise block of flats

  • 1high-rise — /ˈhaɪ raɪz / (say huy ruyz) adjective 1. → multistorey. –noun 2. a multistorey building, especially a high block of flats. 3. high rise buildings, viewed collectively. Also, highrise …

  • 2Oxgangs high rise flats — Coordinates: 55°54′39″N 3°13′24″W / 55.91083°N 3.22333°W / 55.91083; 3.22333 The Oxgangs tower blocks (known locally at the …

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  • 3block — I UK [blɒk] / US [blɑk] noun [countable] Word forms block : singular block plural blocks *** 1) a) a large building with a lot of different levels There s a flat available in the block where I live. an apartment/office/high rise block block of… …

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  • 4block — n. interruption obstacle 1) (Am. football) to throw a block at smb. 2) a mental block (when it comes to word games, I have a mental block) 3) (med.) a heart; nerve; saddle block 4) a stumbling block street city square (AE) 5) a city block (the… …

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  • 5High Times (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = High Times caption = genre = Comedy drama picture format = runtime = 30 minutes (including adverts) creator = John Rooney starring = Alan McCafferty, Stephen McCole, Paul McCole, Cora Bissett, Jon Morrison, Alison… …

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  • 6block — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid piece of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ solid ▪ cement …

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  • 7Tower block — High rise redirects here. For other uses, see High Rise (disambiguation). A high rise residential apartment building in Hong Kong …

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  • 8tower block — noun tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments tower block is the British term for high rise • Syn: ↑high rise • Hypernyms: ↑tower * * * noun Britain : a tall building (as a high rise apartment building) …

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  • 9Red Road (flats) — The Red Road flat complex lies in the districts of Balornock and Barmulloch in the Springburn area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It consists of eight high rise blocks. Two are slabs , much wider in cross section than they are deep. Six are… …

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  • 10Pekeliling Flats — or better known as Tunku Abdul Rahman Flats was the second high rise apartment building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after Suleiman Courts. It was built in 1964. The 11 blocks of the flats (Block A, Block B (both demolished on 2006), Block C, Block… …

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