tower block in English

noun

(British) high-rise building

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1. It was around this time that the twinkle in the planner's eye was transformed into a 20-storey tower-block.

2. Such a building may be called an Apartment building, Apartment complex, flat complex, block of flats, tower block, high-rise or, occasionally, mansion block (in British English), especially if it consists of many Apartments for rent