Advertisement
Advertisement
low-rise
[ loh-rahyz ]
adjective
- having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
- (of pants) having a waistline placed at or just below the hips:
low-rise jeans.
noun
- a low-rise building.
low-rise
adjective
- of or relating to a building having only a few storeys Compare high-rise
noun
- such a building
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of low-rise1
Example Sentences
It is estimated there are 1.3 million leasehold flats in low-rise blocks, under 11m high in England, according to the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign.
Like pleated minis, low-rise jeans and crop tops, “The Simple Life” has made a comeback in the culture.
Invicta House, built in the 1960s on the Isle of Thanet, in East Kent, is a mere 14 floors and stands austere among mainly low-rise housing.
In the photos, the mom-to-be sports a cropped tank top and low-rise jeans to show off her baby bump.
Beverly Hills passed a retrofit program in December 2018 targeted at soft-story buildings, typically low-rise apartments that can house dozens of people and have a flimsy first floor for carports.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse