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klər noun
1.
any of various devices for sprinkling, as a watering pot, a container of water with a perforated top used to sprinkle clothes before ironing, or especially a perforated ring or small stand with a revolving nozzle to which a hose is attached for watering a lawn with a fine, even spray.
2.
a person who sprinkles.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide (a warehouse, school, office building, etc.) with a sprinkler system.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a device perforated with small holes that is attached to a garden hose or watering can and used to spray plants, lawns, etc, with water |
| 2. | a person or thing that sprinkles |
| 3. | See sprinkler system |
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Sprinkler
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Example sentences
As a sprinkler spins, the jet of water appears to take a spiral shape.
The reservoir is topped off daily with water from the sprinkler set-up.
Automatic sprinkler systems have an adequate water supply for the sprinkler system.
Avoid the oscillating type of sprinkler that sends water high into the air.
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