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dry riser

dry riser noun: a main vertical pipe, usually kept empty, intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building in the event of a fire.

Noun

dry riser (plural dry risers)

  1. A main vertical pipe, usually kept empty, intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building in the event of a fire.

Forms of dry riser

pluraldry risers

Questions about dry riser

What does dry riser mean?
Dry riser means a main vertical pipe, usually kept empty, intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building in the event of a fire.
What part of speech is dry riser?
Dry riser is a noun.
What is the plural of dry riser?
The plural of dry riser is dry risers.

Words near dry riser in the dictionary

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  2. dry reach
  3. dry reaches
  4. dry rent
  5. dry rents
  6. dry riser
  7. dry risers
  8. dry rot
  9. dry run
  10. dry runs
  11. dry sausage

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