'Rising main' definitions:

Definition of 'Rising main'

From: GCIDE
  • Rising \Ris"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. --Lev. xiii. 10. [1913 Webster]
  • Rising main (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir. [1913 Webster]