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

Under the operation of this force a stone falls to the ground and is warmed by the shock; under its operation meteors plunge into our atmosphere mid rise to incandescence.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

The day mid come, the zun mid rise, But there's noo hope o' day nor zun; The storm ha' blow'd, the harm's a-done, An' hope's a-left behind her.

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William