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Meaning of block of flats | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A residential building consisting of apartments.

Equivalents

Bosanski blok блок
Ελληνικά πολυκατοικία
Hrvatski blok блок
Polski blokowy
Српски blok блок

Examples

“The train service on this circuitous route to the City was withdrawn during the 1914-1918 war, and never restored. The track between Addison Road and Ravenscourt Park was removed, and the site is now occupied by blocks of flats.”
“The crowning glory of the property developments was then built in 1927-29 as a luxury block of flats above Baker Street […]. Chiltern Court became the home of authors H G Wells and Arnold Bennett.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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