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

Examples of sprinkler system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Huang Xinyan, a professor at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, said footage of the fire site suggests the bar contained combustible foam materials, lacked a sprinkler system and had small exits that may have hampered evacuation. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

According to Tomislav Nad, founder and general manager of Juniper Lawns LLC, above-surface drip irrigation can use 30% less water than broadcast sprinkler systems, while subterranean drip irrigation usees around 50% less water than sprinklers. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

Years before his diagnosis, Pat Aust advocated to install a sprinkler system inside the care home. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The maze relies on a sprinkler system to water its many plants—so picking low-maintenance trees means no one will need to traverse the maze with a map every day to care for it. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sprinkler system

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• multisystem
• photosystem
• subsystem