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high-rise
Pronunciation: (hī'rīz"), [key]—
adj.
1. (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators:
a high-rise apartment house.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.
3. of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.
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n.
Also,high' rise",high-riser.a high-rise apartment or office building.
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