The road went in a series of long curves with a short rise at the end of each.
The standard usage of the term is: A short rise in price of a stock which already suffered a fall.
Then two more bends, another short rise, and Snow felt the surface of the water break around his head.
The trail led up a short rise and when we reached the top of it, we could see the tree.
Up a short rise, you'll spy the Griffith Observatory to the right.
I walk over a short rise and come upon the camp of the Mongolians.
Without waiting for a response, he touched heels to his mount and cantered up the short rise.
Frank climbed a short rise and saw what had triggered the startled response.
A ball pitched too short rises relatively high and loses some of its pace, making it easier to hit.
It trampled several wounded men as he drove it up a short rise.