The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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During the fire’s rapid spread, the water system quickly lost pressure as crews drew heavily on hydrants, residents ran sprinklers and hoses, and water gushed out of melted pipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Down the road near Chippenham, Godwin's family have gone a step further, installing a network of what they call 'cow showers'- sprinklers that douse the cattle with cool water.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was blamed in part on the building’s highly flammable cladding and lack of alarms, sprinklers and a fire escape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 2024 experiments focused only on standard sprinklers with S-shaped arms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The sprinklers in the garden switched on; the odor of wet dust drifted through the window.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
