high-riser

high-riser
A bed comprising a top frame and mattress and another that can be collapsed and stashed beneath the first.

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  • High Riser — High|ri|ser [ hairaɪzə], der; [s], , (auch:) High Ri|ser, der; [s], [engl. high riser, aus: high (↑high) u. riser = (die Höhe vergrößerndes) Zwischenstück]: Fahrrad od. Moped mit hohem, geteiltem Lenker u. Sattel mit Rückenlehne …   Universal-Lexikon

  • high-riser — ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: high rise (I) (herein) + er (II) 1. : high rise herein …   Useful english dictionary

  • high-riser — /huy ruy zeuhr/, n. 1. a couch or single bed with a mattress and frame concealed beneath, which, when pulled all the way out, lift up to the level of the upper cushion or mattress and lock into place to form a double bed. 2. a high rise bicycle.… …   Universalium

  • high-riser — /haɪ ˈraɪzə/ (say huy ruyzuh) noun → dragster (def. 2) …  

  • high-rise — high′ rise or high′rise adj. 1) cvb (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house[/ex] 2) cvb Also, high′ rise , high riser. a high rise apartment or office building •… …   From formal English to slang

  • high-rise — /huy ruyz /, adj. 1. (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of high rise buildings. 3. of or being a small wheeled bicycle… …   Universalium

  • riser —    a thick sole and heel to enhance the appearance of height    Worn by a man: women are not ashamed of wearing high heels:     He was half the size of anyone else... wore risers, (le Carré, 1993) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Neil Riser — Hartwell Neil Riser, Jr. Louisiana State Senator from District 32 (Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, La Salle, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, and West Feliciana parishes Incumbent Assumed office 2008 Preceded by Noble Ellington …   Wikipedia

  • Drilling riser — joints with buoyancy modules A drilling riser is a conduit that provides a temporary extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility. Drilling risers are categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout… …   Wikipedia

  • Marine riser tensioner — A marine riser tensioner is a device used on an offshore drilling vessel which provides a near constant upward force on the drilling riser independent of the movement of the floating drill vessel. Aker Kvaerner MH Marine Riser Tensioner (MRT) The …   Wikipedia

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