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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sprinkler system¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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