What is rising main (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir called?
rising — Rising main (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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