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Meanings of low-rise in English

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Of garments for the lower body: having a waistline below the natural waist.

Used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low.

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Usage of low-rise in English
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The violence has overwhelmed the shabby, low-rise city and destroyed its economy.
Reuters
2
Today its 315ft clocktower soars above the low-rise buildings of central Washington.
The Irish Times
3
The portfolio is known as VXV and comprises seven low-rise office buildings.
Radio NZ
4
My Montreal condo is on the ground floor of a U-shaped low-rise.
Cross Bones
5
Phnom Penh's low-rise skyline is dotted with Chinese cranes and construction projects.
Reuters
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Until the mid-1960s, Dublin's low-rise skyline was not punctured by tall buildings.
The Irish Times
7
Some low-rise buildings collapsed, and roads were cut in two by landslides.
BBC
8
He sits on a three-legged wooden stool, hunched over a low-rise workbench.
The Irish Times
9
Duplexes and low-rise apartments lined the street, red brick, plain, and functional.
Bones Never Lie
10
Instead I propose that we consider a different housing type, low-rise high-density housing.
The Irish Times
11
It was envisaged as a low-density, low-rise city of light industry and convenience.
The Guardian
12
Most of Dublin apart from 13 specific areas falls into the low-rise category.
The Irish Times
13
The incident occurred in a largely rural area surrounded by low-rise warehouse buildings.
Reuters
14
Suddenly the low-rise Asia n environment is transformed into a skyscraper.
The Irish Times
15
These can include a mix of low-rise blocks and individual houses.
The Irish Times
16
Both are low-rise schemes, three storeys high, and finished to an exacting standard.
The Irish Times