English Explanatory Dictionary

low-rise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building of no more than a few stories.
adj
  1. Of lower body clothing: whose waistline does not reach the waist, but hangs along the hips.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-low-rise.wav

Word forms

low-rise low-rises lowrise low rise

Etymology

(architecture): A retronym created as an antonym to high-rise.

Antonyms

high-rise highrise high rise
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