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high-rise
[hahy-rahyz]
adjective
(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators.
a high-rise apartment complex.
of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
(of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist.
high-rise chinos.
noun
Also high rise, a high-rise apartment or office building.
high-rise
adjective
(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
( as noun )
a high-rise in Atlanta
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-rise1
Example Sentences
He had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the high-rise hotel, whose security window was forced open, it added.
“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.
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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