high-rise

Or high·rise

[hahy-rahyz]

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.

noun

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

high-rise

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-rise¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Condemning the strikes as vile and calculated, Zelensky said about 430 drones and 18 missiles had been launched and dozens of high-rise buildings damaged.

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She criticised the surge of high-rise developments "sited in areas that should be the runoff of the city", saying they had brought flooding to districts "that never had flooding before".

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The characterful, low-rise cityscape of mustard-coloured French colonial mansions was transformed into another Asian high-rise forest of glass and steel towers.

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A couple in their 60s were killed when a drone hit their high-rise building in the city, and four people were killed in the wider Kyiv region.

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Decades before it became the Andaz West Hollywood, this high-rise Hyatt hotel earned the nickname “Riot House” due to the rambunctious behavior of its famous clientele.

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Related Words

• big 
• great 
• huge 
• immense 
• large 
• lofty 
• long 
• soaring 
• steep 
• tremendous