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Meanings of high-rise in English
Portuguese
arranha-céus Catalan
bloc de pisos Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall.
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Examples for "low-rise"
Examples for "low-rise"
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The violence has overwhelmed the shabby, low-rise city and destroyed its economy.
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Today its 315ft clocktower soars above the low-rise buildings of central Washington.
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The portfolio is known as VXV and comprises seven low-rise office buildings.
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My Montreal condo is on the ground floor of a U-shaped low-rise.
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Phnom Penh's low-rise skyline is dotted with Chinese cranes and construction projects.
Usage of high-rise in English
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Mentions hotels in Honolulu & new high-rise buildings visible from Waikiki Beach.
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A little changed, a lot of new high-rise construction, but still beautiful.
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Eleven people are missing after a high-rise apartment building collapsed in Colombia.
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That in turn will hold up construction of the 17-storey high-rise school.
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The couple raised a young son and toddler in their high-rise apartment.
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The women's bodies were found in Jutting's luxury high-rise Hong Kong apartment.
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We curled away from the high-rise zone and out across the shanties.
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Then there are those other Egyptian bodies, thrown from high-rise London buildings.
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The street outside my high-rise was sparkling and scattered with all this.
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The Grenfell disaster is the worst of its kind in high-rise buildings.
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A downtown high-rise building was acquired for a new City Hall.
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During storms and floods, people also take shelter in high-rise buildings, including schools.
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The site will be used for high-rise residential and commercial projects.
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Kurdistan's capital is packed with new high-rise buildings and shopping malls.
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But fans say London has lots of high-rise style to offer.
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Understandably, those living in similar high-rise blocks to Grenfell Tower also want answers.