HIGH-RISE


Meaning of HIGH-RISE in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .