Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry riser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: dry ris-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

dry risers (plural)

Phrases

wet riser

Frequently Paired Words

wet riser

Questions

What does dry riser mean?: 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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