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View synonyms for sprinkler system
sprinkler system
noun
- 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
- a fire-extinguishing system that releases water from overhead pipes through nozzles (sprinklers) opened automatically by a rise in temperature
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sprinkler system1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
Years later, Bernie was still being accosted in public by dissatisfied sprinkler-system customers.
From The Daily Beast
Sawdust-packed thermite grenades were stacked right up to the perforated pipes of the sprinkler system.
From Project Gutenberg
Then there are more elaborate rebuilding projects such as installing a fire sprinkler system in the cellar.
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