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-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Poor safety measures — including lack of smoke extraction, faulty alarms, inadequate staff training and missing sprinkler systems — allowed fumes to fill upper floors.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
More than 100 apartments were damaged by water from the sprinkler system.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
The Weather Service also recommends draining in-ground sprinkler systems and covering above-ground pipes.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Poor safety measures — including lack of smoke extraction, faulty alarms, inadequate staff training and missing sprinkler systems — allowed fumes to fill upper floors.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
More than 100 apartments were damaged by water from the sprinkler system.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
The Weather Service also recommends draining in-ground sprinkler systems and covering above-ground pipes.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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 6 Nov. 2025.
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