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Definition of high-rise
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being multistory and equipped with elevators
high-rise apartments
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by high-rise buildings
a high-rise complex
3
: having a longer than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
high-rise jeans There are boxer shorts, low-rise briefs, high-rise briefs, … and colors galore.— Nancy Lawson
high-rise
noun
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variants:
or less commonly high rise
plural high-rises also high rises
Definition of high-rise (Entry 2 of 2)
: a building (such as an apartment building) that has multiple stories and is equipped with elevators
They live on the tenth floor of a high-rise.
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“High-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-rise. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.
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