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sprinkler /ˈsprɪŋklə /noun1A device that sprays water.There was a water sprinkler to wash down the streets after the market....- Irrigators are responsible for the costs of all on-farm irrigation equipment such as pipes and sprinklers.
- The main method of irrigation for peanuts is overhead sprinklers.
1.1A device used for watering lawns.The kids from next door play ball in the street or ride on their skates and bikes, today they are playing under the sprinklers on their lawn....- Gardeners, for example, have been encouraged to limit the use of fertilizers and pesticides and will be asked to show restraint with the lawn sprinklers.
- I remember sitting on the patio, with the French windows open and a sprinkler going on the lawn, and eating the Cornettos and feeling like this was the most amazing, decadent thing ever.
1.2An automatic fire extinguisher installed in the ceilings of a building.He also admitted that Bedfordshire Fire Service had recommended sprinklers be used at the centre....- The fire alarm deploys a curtain covering the paintings, and then activates the sprinklers.
- A senior fire officer in charge of the incident had ordered sprinklers at the premises to be turned off.
Rhymes twinkler, winkler |