TOWER BLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tower block mean? 

• TOWER BLOCK (noun)
  The noun TOWER BLOCK has 1 sense:

1. tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

  Familiarity information: TOWER BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOWER BLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

high-rise; tower block

Context example:

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

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

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