sprinkler system
noun
: a system for protecting a building against fire by means of overhead pipes which convey an extinguishing fluid (such as water) to heat-activated outlets
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Turn off the timer on your sprinkler system.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Audit Your Sprinkler System Regularly Sprinklers or sprinkler systems that aren’t working properly are another major drain on water efficiency when watering your lawn.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
The sprinkler system had been tested in January by an outside company and no issues were found, Bagley said.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Officials said the building’s sprinkler system held the fire in check.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Audit Your Sprinkler System Regularly Sprinklers or sprinkler systems that aren’t working properly are another major drain on water efficiency when watering your lawn.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
The sprinkler system had been tested in January by an outside company and no issues were found, Bagley said.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Officials said the building’s sprinkler system held the fire in check.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sprinkler system
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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