tower block

noun

chiefly British

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

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The Times reported that the woman fell over 90 feet from the 17-story tower block. —

David Chiu, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Then the assassination of Hezbollah’s longtime and charismatic leader Hassan Nasrallah in a bunker beneath a cluster of tower blocks in Dahiyeh. —

Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 Groups such as Create Streets have emphasized relaxing planning regulations so that local areas can opt for high-density buildings on streets instead of imposing no-go cul-de-sacs thick with tower blocks. —

Sahil Mahtani, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2017 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 See all Example Sentences for tower block