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sprinkler system

noun

  1. apparatus for automatically extinguishing fires in a building, consisting of a system of water pipes in or below the ceilings, with valves or sprinklers usually made to open automatically at a certain temperature.


sprinkler system

noun

  1. a fire-extinguishing system that releases water from overhead pipes through nozzles (sprinklers) opened automatically by a rise in temperature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sprinkler system1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

The building’s sprinkler system sprayed around her as she tried to escape.

Sure, there’s no splash pad, no slide, and no sprinkler system, but you’re getting a quality product that makes a great addition to any backyard and your kids’ playtime.

The advice for shoring up oxygen delivery systems range from lowering the threshold for acceptable patient oxygen levels to improvising warm water sprinkler systems to prevent vaporizers from freezing.

Years later, Bernie was still being accosted in public by dissatisfied sprinkler-system customers.

Sawdust-packed thermite grenades were stacked right up to the perforated pipes of the sprinkler system.

Then there are more elaborate rebuilding projects such as installing a fire sprinkler system in the cellar.

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