low-rise

Definition of Low-rise in English :

1. low-rise

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

Example Sentences:
'looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Low-rise

adjective

1.

of or relating to a building having only a few storeys

Compare high-rise

noun

2.

such a building

adjective

designating or of a building, esp. an apartment house, having only a few stories

adj.

1.

a. Relating to or being a building of low height, usually with three or fewer stories and no elevators.

b. Characterized by low-rise buildings: a low-rise district.

2. Of or relating to pants with a waistline that rests at or below the hips.

n.

A low-rise building.