tower block


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tower block

A high rise apartment block.
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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'"
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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PS10million a small price to pay to install sprinklers Judith Tonner Sprinkler systems are set to be fitted to every tower block across Airdrie and Coatbridge in a PS10million move to minimise fire risk.
A TOWER OF SENSE; fire safety
Work to remove another derelict eyesore city tower block from Birmingham's skyline is underway after years of debate and deliberation.
Demolition of 20 storey Birmingham tower block under way; The long awaited clearance of towers on the Bromford Estate will pave the way for new homes
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
In the current period of new high rise building we might ask ourselves what the difference is between this contemporary take on the often reviled tower block and the originals with their distinctive late 20th-century design.
Birmingham's towering ambitions
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.
A long wait for action; grenfell inquiry holds up changes to towers
There is then a 125mm layer of fire retardant and non-combustble cladding before the concrete and brick tower block.
Tower blocks fail fire safety tests after Grenfell inferno
Alistair Hutchins said that working on the aftermath of the London tower block blaze which killed at least 80 people, was "probably the worst incident I've ever dealt with" in his 18 years of DVI.
Recovery officer says Grenfell is "worst incident" he's dealt with
Dierdre Alden, Conservative shadow cabinet member for bins, told a meeting of the full city council that she had seen furious emails from a tower block landlord frustrated at the missed collections.
Piles of bin bags 'could spark blaze like Grenfell' TOWER BLOCKS FEARS AS NO END IN SIGHT TO CITY DISPUTE
Scottish Tories housing spokesman Graham Simpson said the Scottish Government should work with councils to ensure every tower block has a sprinkler system.
Stump up for tower sprinklers, say Labour; They demand Government kit out 319 Scots high-rises
A House of Commons select committee report was produced in 2000 - which looked at the Knowsley Heights fire as well as a 1999 blaze at a tower block in Irvine, Ayrshire, in which a 55-year-old disabled man was killed.
Was the Knowsley Height Tower fire a warning? REPORT SAID CLADDING ADDS TO FIRE SPEED 17 YEARS BEFORE GRENFELL
And in a tower block with neither garden nor yard, you can think you've no neighbours at all.
High-rise life 'abnormal' once novelty wears off; LETTERS Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@coventrytelegraph.net Twitter: @coventrytelegraph Facebook: facebook.com/coventrytelegraph Post: Coventry Telegraph, Leicester Row, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY

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