Definition of "lowrise" [lowrise]

• A soup made with clams, tomatoes and other vegetables, and seasonings. (noun)

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• "Seattle will grow up into a real city eventually, and though the lowrise multifamily code update may seem relatively modest, it is nevertheless one of the many small steps that will help us get there."
• "And accordingly I think it would be good for Seattle area neighborhoods to have greater variety of housing choices (not just 5-over-1 midrise, but also better lowrise and townhomes too) so that more options exist for different household types."
• "The scourge of the townhouses became such a hot-button issue that it drew then-Mayor Nickels into the fray, and addressing the issue became a focus of the lowrise component of the multifamily code update process."