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noun
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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Origin of sprinkler system
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby sprinkler system
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British Dictionary definitions for sprinkler system
sprinkler system
noun
a fire-extinguishing system that releases water from overhead pipes through nozzles (sprinklers) opened automatically by a rise in temperature
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