tenement flat

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British English term for an individual apartment in a tenement.

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Examples (10)

  • She lives in a small tenement flat in the East End of Glasgow.
  • The tenement flat was surprisingly spacious with high ceilings and large windows.
  • Many families were crammed into a single tenement flat during the industrial era.
  • He decided to renovate his old tenement flat to bring it up to modern standards.
  • The tenement flat was often cold and damp during the harsh winter months.
  • They are looking for a reasonably priced tenement flat near the city center.
  • A fire broke out in a top-floor tenement flat late last night.
  • The stairs leading up to the fourth-floor tenement flat were steep and narrow.
  • Growing up in a crowded tenement flat taught her the value of community.
  • The landlord refused to make necessary repairs to the aging tenement flat.