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Synonyms & antonyms
nountower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
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Translations
Danish højhus
- højhustall building
Dutch hoogbouw, torenflat
- hoogbouwtall building
- torenflattall building
Estonian korruselamu, korrusmaja
- korruselamutall building
- korrusmajatall building
German Hochhaus
- Hochhaustall building
Icelandic háhýsi
- háhýsitall building
Italian palazzo, condominio
- palazzotall building
- condominiotall building
- casa a torretall building
Norwegian Bokmål høyhus, høghus
- høyhustall building
- høghustall building
Polish blok, wieżowiec
- bloktall building
- wieżowiectall building
- drapacz chmurtall building
Portuguese prédio
- prédiotall building
Swedish höghus
- höghustall building
Cite this entry
APA
tower block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20block
MLA
“tower block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20block. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tower block,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20block.
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