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
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Some automatic sprinkler systems include a moisture monitor that self-adjusts schedules.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
Residents are encouraged to turn off sprinkler systems and avoid parking along roads scheduled to begin paving soon.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
The meat industry’s same old argument on repeat The pork council claims that installing sprinkler systems would cost pork producers $9 to $15 per square foot.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
Fire crews found that a fire had been burning in multiple areas and had been controlled by the building’s sprinkler system.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Feb. 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
Residents are encouraged to turn off sprinkler systems and avoid parking along roads scheduled to begin paving soon.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
The meat industry’s same old argument on repeat The pork council claims that installing sprinkler systems would cost pork producers $9 to $15 per square foot.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
Fire crews found that a fire had been burning in multiple areas and had been controlled by the building’s sprinkler system.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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