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flatblock

flatblock noun: a block of flats; an apartment block.

Noun

flatblock (plural flatblocks)

  1. A block of flats; an apartment block.

Forms of flatblock

pluralflatblocks

Origin of flatblock

From flat + block, possibly first used in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

Questions about flatblock

What does flatblock mean?
Flatblock means a block of flats; an apartment block.
What part of speech is flatblock?
Flatblock is a noun.
What is the plural of flatblock?
The plural of flatblock is flatblocks.

Words near flatblock in the dictionary

  1. flatbedded
  2. flatbedding
  3. flatbeds
  4. flatbill
  5. flatbills
  6. flatblock
  7. flatblocks
  8. flatboat
  9. flatboater
  10. flatboaters
  11. flatboatman

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