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.

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Meanings

noundry riser (plural dry risers)

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.

Translations

Finnish kuivanousu, kuivanousuputki
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French colonne sèche
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APA

dry riser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20riser

MLA

“dry riser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20riser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry riser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20riser.

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