tower block

[ tou-er ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a high-rise building.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tower block¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In London, more than £1bn has been paid out to take dangerous cladding off tower blocks in the past six years.

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A mother and her two teenage children who were killed in a tower block flat died from gunshot wounds, an inquest has heard.

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Police Scotland said the decision to evacuate the tower block was taken as a precaution following the discovery of the suspect object.

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A tower block in Clydebank has been evacuated after the bomb squad was called to a "suspect item" found in a police investigation into a man's death.

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Tributes have been paid to a "bubbly" mum who died after falling from a tower block in Leeds.

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Related Words

• apartment block
• apartment complex
• apartment house
• apartments
• flats
• multi-dwelling unit
• tenement