high-rise
Americanadjective
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(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators.
a high-rise apartment complex.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
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of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
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(of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist.
high-rise chinos.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of high-rise
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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China launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings in November, after a huge blaze engulfed several tower blocks in Hong Kong, killing 168 people.
From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026
China started a campaign to prevent fires in high-rise buildings after a blaze ripped through several Hong Kong apartment buildings in November, killing 168 people.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
The plans and the site at the Midtown high-rise will have to be fully compliant with all codes “before any nonemergency work moves forward,” he said at a Wednesday press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
They were at work when the quakes struck, causing high-rise apartment buildings, shopping centers and schools to crumple.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
He doesn’t live in a broken-down high-rise apartment.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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