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View synonyms for high-rise

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. (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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-rise1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

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He had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the high-rise hotel, whose security window was forced open, it added.

From BBC

“Are we talking about little shopping centers or high-rise hotels?” he said.

The 12 new towns will be walkable and environmentally friendly, with "gentle density" such as "terraced housing and mansion blocks" rather than high-rise.

From BBC

Instead he found work hanging multi-story graphics and billboards on the side of hotels and high-rises on the Sunset Strip and at casinos in Las Vegas.

Council members have repeatedly looked at upgrading the Convention Center, planning at one point for a new high-rise hotel attached to the facility.

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