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adjective
1.
(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
3.
of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
noun
4.
Also, high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building.
Also, high·rise.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
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World English Dictionary
| high-rise | |
| —adj | |
| a. (prenominal) Compare low-rise of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices: a high-rise block | |
| b. (as noun): a high-rise in Atlanta | |
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Example sentences
It's on a university campus, not my usual high-rise work.
The plan, he'd heard, was to demolish the whole block and replace it with a high-rise condominium and office complex.
He moved his office to a high-rise with a well-defended ground floor.
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