- sprinkler system
- noun Date: circa 1909 a system for protecting a building against fire by means of overhead pipes which convey an extinguishing fluid (as water) to heat-activated outlets
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sprinkler system
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sprinkler system — 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. [1880 85] * * * ▪ fire control… … Universalium
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sprinkler system — sprin′kler sys tem n. bui a system for automatically extinguishing fires in a building, consisting of overhead water pipes with outlet valves that open at a certain temperature • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
sprinkler system — An overhead arrangement of water pipes and sprinklers, constructed and maintained in a building as a protection against fire, water being turned on automatically upon a rise in temperature consequent to the starting of a fire … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Sprinkler — may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for irrigation of lawns or crops Fire sprinkler system, the entire systems of pipes and sprinklers intended for fire suppression within buildings Fire sprinkler, a device for fire suppression within… … Wikipedia
