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Noun:
dry riser
A
vertical
pipe
that is
normally
kept
empty
of
water
,
intended
to
distribute
water
to
multiple
levels
of a
building in
the
event
of a
fire
"The
firefighters
connected
their
hoses
to the
dry
riser
to
combat
the
blaze
on the
upper
floors
"
Derived forms:
dry risers
Encyclopedia:
Dry riser
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dry mouth
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dry out
dry pint
dry plate
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dry point
dry quart
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dry run
dry season
dry snow
dry socket
dry spell
dry unit
dry up
dry vermouth
dry wall