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Discover LudwigThe phrase "tower block" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a tall building containing many apartments or offices, often found in urban areas.
Example: "The new tower block in the city center has become a landmark for the area."
Alternatives: "high-rise building" or "apartment tower."
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tower block
noun
A tall residential or office building.
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"They never really escape that tower block or their backgrounds".
Just a few metres away is a huge tower block.
I live in a tower block in Central London".
We have a tower block with six flights of stairs.
It's Lord of the Flies in a tower block.
"In an imposing building" – in a brutalist tower block.
The 1960s were the real age of the tower block – hundreds were built.
Moments before the aircraft came down, it appeared to try to avoid the tower block.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people were running away from the tower block.
This novel isn't set Out There, but well and truly here, in a condemned tower block.
The tower block appeals because, in the end, Mumbai's problem is one of space.
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