# flatblock

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A block of flats; an apartment block.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flatblock