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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Lipski said that the building, which was built in 1968, did not have a sprinkler system, per the Associated Press.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 May 2025
Both affiliates quoted crews as saying the building did not have a working sprinkler system but did not require one, as it was built before 1974, WTMJ reported.
—Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Drip your faucets and turn off your sprinkler system — winter weather is returning.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
That means retrofitting roofs and siding, adding sprinkler systems, clearing vegetation and undertaking a host of other measures that cost money and require constant vigilance.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 May 2025
Both affiliates quoted crews as saying the building did not have a working sprinkler system but did not require one, as it was built before 1974, WTMJ reported.
—Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Drip your faucets and turn off your sprinkler system — winter weather is returning.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
That means retrofitting roofs and siding, adding sprinkler systems, clearing vegetation and undertaking a host of other measures that cost money and require constant vigilance.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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