high-rise has definitions from the field of architecture
1
[ adjective ] used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall

Examples

"avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings"

Related terms

low-rise storied multistory

2
[ noun ] (architecture) tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

Synonyms

tower_block

Examples

: "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"

Related terms

tower

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