tower block

A high rise apartment block.

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Noun

tower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"

high-rise

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

Translations

tower block

n (Brit) → Hochhaus nt

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tower block

n (Brit) → palazzone m

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The tower block is just 200 metres from Grenfell Tower where a devastating blaze killed 72 residents in June 2017.

Grenfell fire: Dozens of firefighters extinguish blaze in nearby tower

He said: "We'll feel safer - nobody knows what's happening from one floor to the next in a tower block.

In a tower block, nobody knows what's happening on other floors

A man who died after falling from the 14th floor of a tower block has been named.

Man who fell from Toxteth tower block named as Peter Jones; The death of Mr Jones, who fell from the 14th floor, is not being treated as suspicious

One neighbour said the man had fallen from a communal balcony, with netting on the side of the tower block, near Sefton Park, visibly ripped away.

Man crashed to his death from 14th floor of block

| THE Grenfell Tower disaster happened on June 14, 2017 when a blaze broke out in the 24-storey north Kensington tower block in the early hours.

GOVERNMENT 'STILL NOT PAID' FOR BRUM'S PROMISED PS31M TOWER BLOCK SPRINKLERS

"To learn of a further proposal for a 34-storey tower block, seemingly 'sneaked' out under cover of summer, by a wholly owned council company, that proposes zero affordable properties appears a step too far."

Woking's latest 34-storey tower 'a step too far', says opposition; The plans for another tower block were revealed by the council's development company Thameswey in July 2018

The recommendation has been made by a cross-party group of MPs who has investigated tower block safety after the Grenfell tower fire last year.

Government should pay for fitting fire safety sprinklers to council tower blocks; Birmingham City Council wants [pounds sterling]31 million for safety upgrades after Grenfell tragedy

Labour says it is "inexcusable" that private tower block owners are not making their buildings safe a year on from the Grenfell Tower fire.

Grenfell anniversary: Labour demands [pounds sterling]350m cladding fund for private tower blocks that STILL haven't taken action; EXCLUSIVE: Labour says it is "inexcusable" that private tower block owners are not making them safe a year after the fire that killed 72 people

The council's announcement comes a week after it began a consultation with Wishaw and Motherwell council tower block tenants to have their say over demolition and future housing plans .

Council in the market to snap up property; BUY-TO-RENT Affordable housing plan

Leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "The life of a tower block resident is worth as much as an MP or peer.

Scandal of MPs' PS1.3M sprinklers; Parliament gets fire safety gear Tories deny to tower blocks

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "The life of a tower block resident is worth just as much as the life of an MP or peer."

Outrage at MPs' PS1.3m sprinklers

Tina Drury, managing director of Your Homes Newcastle, said: "We are also liaising with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service to consider all of the fire safety improvement measures for the tower block properties we manage.