单词 | tenement house |
释义 | > as lemmastenement house tenement house n. originally U.S. a house or edifice let out in flats or sets of apartments for separate tenants. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > block of flats or apartments land1456 tenement1681 tenement house1858 barrack1862 mansions1868 apartment house1874 apartment building1883 single-decker1896 block dwellings1899 project1932 apartment block1955 condominium1962 condo1964 multi1973 1858 W. A. Butler Two Millions 47 The Tenement House, o'er which no friendly movement Has waved the Enchanter's wand of ‘Modern Improvement’. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) ix. iii. 405 To substitute for the tenement house, homes surrounded by gardens. 1884 Q. Rev. Jan. 150 Tenement-houses, i.e. houses let to more than one family, are placed under still stricter conditions. < as lemmas |
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