office block
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- /ˈɔfɪs blɑk/
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edificio de oficinas
- He went into an office block not far from the center of town.
So I went in the drive at the car park of the office block, got out with the gear, and I was taking it into the office block.
- So I went in the drive at the car park of the office block, got out with the gear, and I was taking it into the office block.
- So most obviously there are the shops on the High Street, there are the office blocks, there's a lot of skyscrapers here, office blocks people live in.
Examples
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Many businesses rent space in the new office block built downtown.
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Darling, will you stop at the office block for a moment?
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I'll come as far as the office block.
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The Hangzhou Waves is a design for a five-star hotel and office block in Hangzhou, China.
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In the 1950s, the battery was demolished for new government offices, which consisted of three Modernist office blocks arranged around a central courtyard.
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The towering glass office blocks were startling vistas of blue, white, and aquamarine, reflecting the summer sky above and bright-flecked waters below.
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Downtown is a disjointed mix of high-rise apartments, suburban office blocks, and open-front stores that attract midday idlers.
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The office block has several floors filled with different companies.
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She works in an office block that houses multiple startups and firms.
Synonyms
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A large place with rooms where people work for businesses
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A tall building with many apartments or offices on different floors
Antonyms
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a large building with many offices' is directly and compositionally derived from 'office' (workplace rooms) combined with 'block' (a building or section), following a common noun+noun compounding pattern. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'office building' / 'edificio de oficinas'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Office block pictures a single block — a big building made up of many offices. So it means 'a large building that contains many offices', often used by different businesses.