sprinkler system

noun

: a system for protecting a building against fire by means of overhead pipes which convey an extinguishing fluid (such as water) to heat-activated outlets

Examples of sprinkler system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Think of it as a high-tech sprinkler system: excellent at putting out small fires instantly, but not a substitute for eliminating flammable materials in the first place. —Michael Roytman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

The impetus for Los Angeles County now is to ensure that fire-proof materials are used in construction, meaning no wood shingle roofs, installing sprinkler systems linked to independent water sources, and only planting fire-resistant trees. —Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025

Fire experts see sprinkler systems as a key tool in fighting those fires. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025

The entire facility has been without a functioning sprinkler system since 2021, when a portion of the underground feed pipe ruptured under the facility’s bus wash. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sprinkler system

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• multisystem
• photosystem
• subsystem