What is the meaning of high-rise?

noun

  • Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments.
    • usage: "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"

adjective

  • Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall.
    • usage: "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings"
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