low-rise
Americanadjective
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having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
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(of pants) having a waistline placed at or just below the hips.
low-rise jeans.
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of low-rise
First recorded in 1955–60; on the model of high-rise ( def. )
Example Sentences
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After laying their family members to rest, the brothers went to live with their father in a modest, work-class neighbourhood of low-rise houses in the north-eastern outskirts of Cali, Colombia.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But standing near the border, sipping coffee from a global chain while looking at the North's nondescript low-rise buildings, was "on a different scale completely", he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
It demolished distressed high-rises, and used a combination of public and private funds to replace them with a mix of market-rate and subsidized units arranged in low-rise homes and townhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
In August, Gap executives said that denim and activewear were popular at Old Navy, while looser denim fits and the return of low-rise jeans had helped draw customers to its namesake stores.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 20, 2025
Now they’re talking about tearing down all the high-rises and putting everyone in low-rise buildings as the solution.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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