#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

tower block

[ tou-er ]

/ ˈtaʊ ər /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR tower block ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Chiefly British.

a high-rise building.

RELATED CONTENT

Rapunzel Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.

The Hidden Histories Of “Humpty Dumpty,” “London Bridge,” And “Ring Around The Rosie”These hidden stories behind these three popular nursery rhymes may not be well known but they certainly make songs like "Humpty Dumpty" a little more interesting.

RELATED WORDS

tenement, co-op

Nearby words

towel rail, towelette, toweling, towelling, tower, tower block, tower bolt, tower crane, tower hamlets, tower of babel, tower of london

Origin of tower block

First recorded in 1965–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019