TOWER BLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

Example:

'tower block' is the British term for 'high-rise'

Synonyms:

high-rise; tower block

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tower block" is a kind of...):

tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)

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