HIGH-RISE Definition & Meaning

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adjective

(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators:
a high-rise apartment complex.
of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
(of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist:
high-rise chinos.

noun

Also high rise, a high-rise apartment or office building.

high-rise

adjective

1. prenominal of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices Compare low-rise
  a high-rise block
2. ( as noun )
  a high-rise in Atlanta

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of high-rise¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Inside, about 300 invited guests, including boxing greats Mike Tyson and Roberto Duran, watched as downtown Manhattan's iconic high-rise buildings, dazzling neon signs and LED advertising provided a famous backdrop.

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Century City also has a rarity in L.A.’s office market — a flashy new high-rise under construction.

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The main investor behind a boom in high-rise apartments in the centre of Cardiff has claimed the developments could bring the city's rising rents down.

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Structural beams, columns and slabs held up, despite extreme shaking and swaying of some high-rises.

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The death toll has risen to 18 people in the Thai capital, Bangkok, where 76 workers are still missing following the collapse of a high-rise building that had been under construction.

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