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high-rise
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high-rise (hrz)
adj.
1.
a. Indicating or being a multistoried building equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment building.
b. Of, relating to, or marked by multistoried buildings: a high-rise fire; a high-rise district.
2. Of, relating to, or being a bicycle with small wheels, a banana-shaped seat, and high handlebars.
n. or high rise
1. A multistoried building equipped with elevators.
2. A high-rise bicycle.

high-rise
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture)
a.  (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
b.  (as noun) a high-rise in Atlanta
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.high-rise - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartmentshigh-rise - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"
tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Adj.1.high-rise - used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings"
low-rise - used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings"

high-rise
noun skyscraper, multi (Scot.), multi-storey That big high-rise above us is where Brian lives.
Translations
high-rise [ˈhaɪraɪz]
A. ADJ high-rise block (residential) → torre fsing de pisos
high-rise office blockedificio m de oficinas(de muchas plantas)
there are too many high-rise buildings herehay demasiados edificios altos aquí
B. Ntorre fsing de pisos

high-rise [ˈhaɪˌraɪz] adj high-rise buildingpalazzone m

high-rise بِنَايَة عالية věžový højhus Hochhaus πολυόροφο κτήριο bloque de pisos, edificio alto monikerroksinen tour neboder palazzo a molti piani 高層建築 고층 건물 hoogbouw høyhus wieżowiec arranha-céu, arranha-céus многоэтажка höghus ตึกสูง gökdelen nhà cao tầng 高楼


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