tower block

  • 1tower block — tower blocks N COUNT A tower block is a tall building divided into flats or offices. [BRIT] ...a 23 storey tower block. (in AM, use high rise building, high rise) …

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  • 2tower block — n BrE a tall building containing apartments or offices American Equivalent: high rise …

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  • 3tower block — tower ,block noun count BRITISH a HIGH RISE building …

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  • 4tower block — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a tall modern building containing numerous floors of offices or flats …

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  • 5tower block — n. Brit. a high rise apartment or office building …

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  • 6Tower 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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  • 7tower 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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  • 8tower block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tower block : singular tower block plural tower blocks British a tall building with flats or offices on each floor. The American word is high rise …

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  • 9Tower Block Dreams — was a documentary series that ran on BBC Three during January 2004 investigating the underground music scene on council estates in the United Kingdom. A total of three 1 hour episodes were produced and broadcast at a 9pm timeslot.The series… …

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  • 10tower block — noun Date: 1966 chiefly British a tall building (as a high rise apartment building) …

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