low-rise

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low-rise (l

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adj.

Of or relating to a building having few stories and often no elevators: a low-rise apartment house.

[low + (high)-rise.]

low-rise

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) of or relating to a building having only a few storeys Compare high-rise

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) such a building

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Adj.

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

Translations

low-rise [ˈləʊraɪz] ADJ → de baja altura

low-rise [ˈləʊˈraɪz] adj (Archit) → di altezza contenuta, basso/a

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