| 单词 | fire sprinkler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire sprinkler fire sprinkler n. a component of a fire safety system of a building, installed in the ceiling to discharge water automatically into a room in the event of a fire; = sprinkler n. 1c; also attributive, esp. in fire sprinkler system. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > sprinkler sprinkler1865 fire sprinkler1867 sprinkler system1876 sprinkler installation1887 1867 6th Ann. Rep. St. Louis County Agric. & Mech. Assoc. in App. to Senate Jrnl. (Missouri) (24th Gen. Assembly) I. 543 Fire Sprinkler.—E. Shotwell, Ashland, Ohio, maker. ?1876 C. Walford Insurance Cycl. III. 659 An ingenious adaptation of the system of ‘Fire Sprinklers’ was made by Mr. Charles W. Mills... By his process the fire engines can be made to distribute their supply through the sprinklers placed in the building. 1939 H. G. Hodges City Managem. xix. 498 The water tower, extending vertically through the building, permits a number of direct hose connections, or fire sprinklers. 2014 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 27 Mar. Auckland Airport's domestic terminal was temporarily evacuated this morning after a fire sprinkler was set off. < as lemmas |
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