low-rise
[ loh-rahyz ]
/ ˈloʊˌraɪz /
adjective
having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
noun
a low-rise building.
Origin of low-rise
First recorded in 1955–60; on the model of
high-rise
Words nearby low-rise
low-quality,
low-rate,
low-rent,
low-res,
low-resolution,
low-rise,
low-spirited,
low-tar,
low-tech,
low-tension,
low-test
Example sentences from the Web for low-rise
This is one of those incredibly hip places that looks like a low-rise apartment building.
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British Dictionary definitions for low-rise
low-rise
adjective
of or relating to a building having only a few storeys
Compare high-rise
noun
such a building