a low-rise building does not have many floors:
• There is a common belief that low-rise housing will increase the urban sprawl.
— compare high-rise* * *
low-rise UK US /ˈləʊˌraɪz/ adjective
► PROPERTY used to describe an apartment or office building that only has a few floors: »
low-rise apartments/buildings/housing
low-rise noun [C]
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He grew up in a low-rise in southern Massachusetts.
Financial and business terms. 2012.