mid-rise

[ mid-rahyz ]

adjective

1. (of a building) having a moderately large number of stories, usually five to ten, and equipped with elevators.

noun

1. a mid-rise apartment or office building.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mid-rise¹

First recorded in 1965–70; mid- + (high)-rise

Example Sentences

More than 3,000 high- and mid-rise buildings across England are still being monitored because they have unsafe cladding.

From BBC

Another provision gives developers the ability to totally clear-cut and build on 100% of lots in mid-rise and other zones.

From Seattle Times

Rows of mid-rise apartment blocks in Chasiv Yar have been blackened by blasts, punched through with holes or reduced to piles of timber and masonry.

From Seattle Times

Bellevue and Redmond have attempted a running start, by allowing mid-rise apartments and building new roads, sidewalks and bike lanes around Spring District and Overlake Village stations, with plans to grow outside Wilburton and BelRed stations.

From Seattle Times

Near her salon, a low-slung strip of stores is slated to be replaced by mid-rise apartments.

From Seattle Times