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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In 1999 at the Bay Hill Invitational, 21-time PGA Tour winner Davis Love III had his own battle with the sprinkler system.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Water only the root area slowly with a hose or drip irrigation so the water is absorbed into the soil—skip the sprinkler system!
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
The installers will typically walk the homeowner through the basics and demonstrate how the sprinkler system operates.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Landscaping requirements, sprinkler systems, hardscaping, brush-clearing buffer zones as part of approval, technology, researching all funding sources available to channel to our first responders, firefighters and sheriff personnel, so that the response is quick and diligent.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Water only the root area slowly with a hose or drip irrigation so the water is absorbed into the soil—skip the sprinkler system!
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
The installers will typically walk the homeowner through the basics and demonstrate how the sprinkler system operates.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Landscaping requirements, sprinkler systems, hardscaping, brush-clearing buffer zones as part of approval, technology, researching all funding sources available to channel to our first responders, firefighters and sheriff personnel, so that the response is quick and diligent.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sprinkler system
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