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tower block
(redirected from High-rise tower blocks)

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Noun1.tower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartmentstower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"
tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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tower block
n (Brit) → Hochhaus nt
tower block n (Brit) → palazzone m


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Galas, whose company is jointly owned by the City of Paris and the energy group GDF Suez, pointed to a row of high-rise tower blocks on the other side of the ring road and said they too would eventually be hooked up to the system.
The high-rise tower blocks that he built were hated by conservative architects - and many who were forced to live in them.
The project, which is due to complete in 2008, has already improved security in 23 high-rise tower blocks in and around Sunderland.
 
 
 
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