sprinkler system

American  

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.

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sprinkler system British  

noun

1. a fire-extinguishing system that releases water from overhead pipes through nozzles (sprinklers) opened automatically by a rise in temperature

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Etymology

Origin of sprinkler system

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

You can save some cheese to sprinkle on top or simply add additional cheese to sprinkle on top.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

At its core, it really is about these relationships, and then we use kind of the horror elements to just sprinkle on top and accentuate all this stuff that these characters are going through.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2020

Add cheese leaving enough to sprinkle on top.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2016

It’s not a French onion soup-style blanketing of cheese — just a sprinkle on top of the noodles, melting into the broth enough to give it an added richness and slight tang.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2016

Chop one fourth pound almonds, mix with sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top of cake before putting in the oven.

From Civic League Cook Book by

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