high-rise

American  

[hahy-rahyz] / ˈhaɪˌraɪz /

Or highrise

adjective

1. (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators.

   a high-rise apartment complex.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.

3. of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.

4. (of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist.

   high-rise chinos.

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noun

1. Also high rise, a high-rise apartment or office building.

high-rise British  

adjective

1. 1. (prenominal) of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices Compare low-rise

      a high-rise block

   2. ( as noun )

      a high-rise in Atlanta

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Etymology

Origin of high-rise

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The two had a romance in the postcard-perfect city, where high-rise condos climb hillsides as fishing boats bob off the coast—all framed by the Sierra Madre mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manchester has had a boom in high-rise blocks in recent years.

From BBC

I may not know exactly where my mother is living, but I can picture her writing fake postcards in some high-rise hotel room.

From Literature

After years of struggling to find white-collar tenants for a gleaming office high-rise on the edge of downtown, he has just begun converting its office space into close to 700 apartments.

From Los Angeles Times

That year, developers also began converting old buildings into offices and high-rise towers in anticipation of the revitalized neighborhood becoming a hub for entertainment and technology companies.

From Los Angeles Times

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