1. high-rise - Noun
2. high-rise - Adjective
tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall
Source: WordNethigh rise
`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise' Source: Internet
avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings Source: Internet
A Department spokeswoman encouraged developers eyeing potential high-rise east of Marine Parade to liaise with the department and Heritage Council so foreshore heritage could be “respected”. Source: Internet
Along the way, he pairs up with a wacky sell-out actor, Frankie (played by Jacky Cheung ), and proceeds to engage in a series of violent battles in a high-rise building. Source: Internet
After 31 years in the same (although remodeled four times) bungalow in the Montrose enclave of Cherryhurst, Beth and Edwin moved to The Spires high-rise in 2003, where they felt they had reached heaven. Source: Internet
And I’m like, ‘I know, thank you for letting me stay here,’” Davidson famously told GQ about the Zaha Hadid designed high-rise where the couple briefly lived together. Source: Internet