1
: having few stories and not usually equipped with elevators
a low-rise apartment/office building
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings
a low-rise housing development
3
: having a shorter than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
low-rise jeans
The finishing touch of her ensemble then came in the form of "old school," low-rise brown suede … pants and coordinating brown leather boots.—
Claudia Miller
Claudia MillerJeans can also be OK … in some work environments, but not the "Saturday night jeans" that are low-rise and sexy.—Paula Rath
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In March, the family moved into a two-bedroom apartment in a sprawling complex of 1970s low-rise buildings in Aurora, a suburb just outside Denver.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Video shot by news agency Reuters at the scene of the strike shows a low-rise building with much of the wall missing from the top floor and cars damaged by falling debris.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
My hotel is a low-rise resort set back from the shore, with paths marked through the sand dunes to prevent damage — and its beach never felt crowded.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
For women’s, the collection offers low-rise and high-rise jeans, a denim skirt and jacket, while men’s has brown, black, blue and gray jean options and denim jackets.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Video shot by news agency Reuters at the scene of the strike shows a low-rise building with much of the wall missing from the top floor and cars damaged by falling debris.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
My hotel is a low-rise resort set back from the shore, with paths marked through the sand dunes to prevent damage — and its beach never felt crowded.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
For women’s, the collection offers low-rise and high-rise jeans, a denim skirt and jacket, while men’s has brown, black, blue and gray jean options and denim jackets.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Low-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rise. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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