mid-rise

[ mid-rahyz ]

adjective

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

noun

a mid-rise apartment or office building.

Origin of mid-rise

¹

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

Words Nearby mid-rise

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How to use mid-rise in a sentence

At the sound of the drum all the Mid rise and become inspired, because Kitshi Manid is then present in the wigiwam.
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa | Walter James Hoffman

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