Used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings" [ant: high-rise]
low-rise \low-rise\ adj.
Lower than the highest heights; -- used of buildings of one
or only a few stories; as, a low-rise apartment building.
[Narrower terms: {three-story, three-storied, three-storey,
three-storeyed}] high-rise
[WordNet 1.5]
