high-rise meaning

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high-rise (adjective): used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall.

high-rise has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

high-rise as an adjective

  1. used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall
    • avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings

    Opposite: low-rise

    Similar: multistory, storied

high-rise as a noun

  1. tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
    • `tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'

    Synonyms: tower block

    Type of: tower

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