tower block

noun

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

Examples of tower block in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 30-something computer engineer had settled in one of Forest City's tower blocks, in a one-bedroom apartment with a sea view. Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024 The governor in 2022 spoke from the headquarters of the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento, a 21-story environmentally friendly glass tower blocks from the Capitol, and promised gas rebates to taxpayers. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Unfinished tower blocks in Los Angeles that have become a destination for vandals, graffiti artists and BASE jumping thrill-seekers have cost 3,000 hours of police time so far, authorities said Tuesday. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024 In the film, helmed by Andrew Haigh, Scott stars as Adam, a man in contemporary London who has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor, Mescal’s Harry, one night near his tower block. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tower block 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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