[ˈrʌɪzə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who habitually gets out of bed at a particular time of the morning
(e.g: late risers always exasperate early risers)

- a vertical section between the treads of a staircase
(e.g: make risers low and treads deep)

- a vertical pipe for the upward flow of liquid or gas
(e.g: this pressure carries water through the risers to the upper floors)

- a low platform on a stage or in an auditorium, used to give greater prominence to a speaker or performer
(e.g: he fell backwards off the riser)

- a strip of webbing joining the harness and the rigging lines of a parachute or paraglider
(e.g: constantly adjust the risers to keep the wing overhead)


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