low-rise

[ loh-rahyz ]

adjective

1. having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
2. (of pants) having a waistline placed at or just below the hips:

   low-rise jeans.

noun

1. a low-rise building.

low-rise

adjective

1. of or relating to a building having only a few storeys Compare high-rise

noun

1. such a building

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-rise¹

First recorded in 1955–60; on the model of high-rise ( def )

Example Sentences

Invicta House, built in the 1960s on the Isle of Thanet, in East Kent, is a mere 14 floors and stands austere among mainly low-rise housing.

From BBC

In the photos, the mom-to-be sports a cropped tank top and low-rise jeans to show off her baby bump.

From Los Angeles Times

Beverly Hills passed a retrofit program in December 2018 targeted at soft-story buildings, typically low-rise apartments that can house dozens of people and have a flimsy first floor for carports.

From Los Angeles Times

Currently, developers are able to build on 85% of the lot in low-rise and other zones.

From Seattle Times

Now in one almost abandoned quarter of Dongguan, there are miles of empty low-rise buildings which look like ghost factories.

From BBC