high-rise

/haɪ raɪz/

/ˈhaɪraɪz/

Other forms: high-rises

Definitions of high-rise

1. adjective

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

   synonyms:

   multistorey, multistoried, multistory

   having more than one story

   storeyed, storied

   having stories as indicated

   antonyms:

   low-rise

   used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low

   walk-up

   a building with no elevator
2. noun

   tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
   “`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'”

   synonyms: tower block

   type of:

   tower

   a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building