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low-rise — ˈlow rise adjective [only before a noun] PROPERTY a low rise building does not have many floors: • There is a common belief that low rise housing will increase the urban sprawl. compare high rise * * * low rise UK US /ˈləʊˌraɪz/ adjective … Financial and business terms
low-rise — adj. Lower than the highest heights; used of buildings of one or only a few stories; as, a low rise apartment building. [Narrower terms: {three story, three storied, three storey, three storeyed}] {high rise} [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low-rise — low′ rise adj. 1) cvb having few stories and usu. no elevator: low rise apartment buildings[/ex] 2) cvb a low rise building • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
low-rise — adj [only before noun] a low rise building does not have many ↑storeys →↑high rise … Dictionary of contemporary English
low-rise — low ,rise adjective a low rise building has only a few levels. A high rise building has many levels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
low-rise — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a building) having few storeys … English terms dictionary
low-rise — ☆ low rise [lō′rīz΄ ] adj. designating or of a building, esp. an apartment house, having only a few stories … English World dictionary
Low-rise — This article is about architecture. For fashion, see Low rise (fashion). A low rise is a building that is only a few stories tall. There is no universally accepted height requirement for a building to be considered a low rise. Some define the… … Wikipedia
low-rise — adjective Date: 1957 1. having few stories and not equipped with elevators < a low rise classroom building > 2. of, relating to, or characterized by low rise buildings < a low rise housing development > … New Collegiate Dictionary
low-rise — adjective 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 • Ant: ↑high rise • Similar to: ↑walk up … Useful english dictionary
low-rise — /loh ruyz /, adj. 1. having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator. n. 2. a low rise building. [1955 60; on the model of HIGH RISE] * * * … Universalium
