high-rise
or high·rise
(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment complex.
of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
(of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist: high-rise chinos.
Also high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building.
Origin of high-rise
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How to use high-rise in a sentence
There are high-rises and luxury condos on Market Street towards Castro.
Hearing the word, we residents of the city's high rises nod our heads righteously.
In Tokyo, aftershocks sent high-rises swaying, cracked the facades of buildings and prompted flash fires.
Security guards were posted on the rooftops of two high-rises on campus and balcony access was restricted.
On the top of one of these high rises the horseman suddenly reined in his mount and stared into the south.
The Coyote | James Roberts
A lot of trees and high-rises, office towers and empty lots.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowThe people come in waves that overflow the streets and fill the high rises.
Oahu Traveler's guide | Bill Gleasner
British Dictionary definitions for high-rise
(prenominal) of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices: a high-rise block Compare low-rise
(as noun): a high-rise in Atlanta
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