mid-rise

American  

[mid-rahyz] / ˈmɪdˌraɪz /

adjective

1. (of a building) having a moderately large number of stories, usually five to ten, and equipped with elevators.

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noun

1. a mid-rise apartment or office building.

Etymology

Origin of mid-rise

First recorded in 1965–70; mid- + (high)-rise

Example Sentences

Multiple staircases in mid-rise apartments are meant to give occupants multiple means of escape.

From Los Angeles Times

In late September, Culver City became the first municipality in California to legalize the construction of mid-rise apartment buildings with a single staircase.

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That’s all on top of the strict fire-prevention standards already required of mid-rise apartment buildings: alarm systems, fire-rated walls around stairwells, doors that are set to close automatically.

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The first scenario proposes awakening a sleepy commercial corridor with low- and mid-rise apartments.

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Apple announced the office development in 2021, saying it would erect two mid-rise buildings as tall as five stories with a total of more than 550,000 square feet.

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