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

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mid-rise

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025

For a decade, my therapy appointments required a 30-minute train ride to a mid-rise medical office building in suburban Philadelphia, where I reclined on a black leather couch, grabbing the occasional Kleenex.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

Near her salon, a low-slung strip of stores is slated to be replaced by mid-rise apartments.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

But new documents scheduled for release on Thursday suggest they have been focusing on a potential failure of the pool deck that could have triggered the collapse of the mid-rise residential tower.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Ceyda's apartment block, called Orcan, sat in a row of mid-rise pink and beige buildings with small balconies, in the centre of Iskenderun, all with shops on the ground floor.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2023