tower block

noun

chiefly British
: a tall building (such as a high-rise apartment building)

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The 39-year-old photographer from Beirut captured a stunning sequence of images in the early hours of Wednesday, showing an IDF missile demolishing a tower block in one fell swoop. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 More than a hundred protestors mobilized Friday afternoon near the 2000 block of Main Street in Irvine, just steps away from a tower block where there have been reports that space has been leased for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 20 Feb. 2026 Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era. Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026 Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era. Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tower block

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tower block was in 1966

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“Tower block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower%20block. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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