/huy"ruyz'/ , 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.
n.
4. Also, high rise, high-riser . a high-rise apartment or office building.
Also, highrise .
[ 1950-55 ]