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high-rise — ˈhigh rise adjective [only before a noun] PROPERTY high rise buildings are tall with many floors: • 3,000,000 square feet of office space in three high rise towers in downtown Dallas high rise noun [countable] : • It differed from the other… … Financial and business terms
high-rise — high rises ADJ: ADJ n High rise buildings are modern buildings which are very tall and have many levels or floors. ...high rise apartment blocks. ...high rise office buildings. N COUNT A high rise is a high rise building. That big high rise above … English dictionary
high-rise — high′ rise or high′rise adj. 1) cvb (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house[/ex] 2) cvb Also, high′ rise , high riser. a high rise apartment or office building •… … From formal English to slang
high-rise — adj [only before noun] high rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels >high rise n ▪ They live in a high rise on the East Side. →↑low rise … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-rise — high ,rise adjective a high rise building is very tall with many floors or levels ╾ high ,rise noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high rise — noun, pl ⋯ rises [count] My apartment is in the high rise on the corner. • • • Main Entry: ↑high rise … Useful english dictionary
high-rise — ☆ high rise [hī′rīz΄ ] adj. designating or of a tall apartment house, office building, etc. of many stories n. a high rise building … English World dictionary
high-rise — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a building) having many storeys … English terms dictionary
High-rise — A high rise is a tall building or structure. Normally, the function of the building is added, for example high rise apartment building or high rise offices .High rise buildings became possible with the invention of the elevator (lift) and cheaper … Wikipedia
High Rise — infobox Book | name = High Rise title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = J. G. Ballard illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
