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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The city also doesn’t have parking minimums, lot size minimums or consistent requirements for water lines and sprinkler systems in homes and businesses downtown.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Concrete flooring and sprinkler systems are installed, room framing is underway, and precast walls for a gym and stage are going up.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
For new buildings, hardwired smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are required; for new buildings with four or more units, a fire sprinkler system is also required.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025
The library, which is a branch in the Lake County Public Library system, doesn’t have a sprinkler system.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Concrete flooring and sprinkler systems are installed, room framing is underway, and precast walls for a gym and stage are going up.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
For new buildings, hardwired smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are required; for new buildings with four or more units, a fire sprinkler system is also required.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025
The library, which is a branch in the Lake County Public Library system, doesn’t have a sprinkler system.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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