Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
sprinkler . Collectively, the array of sprinklers used to water one's lawn.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Amber Heard running thru sprinklers is enough for me!
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Officials say the house did not have smoke detectors or sprinklers, that is.
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We make the pipes here, and we not only make the pipes but also the sprinklers, which is very important.
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Wilt says, "I think the idea of sprinklers in homes is an interesting idea from a safety standpoint."
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Investors have been encouraged to own and cultivate new land using modern irrigation systems, such as sprinklers and drip irrigation.
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A city could choose to adopt, or not adopt, any part of the IRC, although some have speculated that deleting a requirement such as sprinklers for single-family homes could create a liability issue.
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Improved building codes requiring smoke detectors and water sprinklers, self-extinguishing cigarettes, and overall decreased rates of smoking have probably had a much bigger impact on the number of fires and fire deaths than the flammability standard.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk
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In that incident, combustible furnishings fed the conflagration, though the main causes cited were inadequate sprinklers and structural flaws.
In Florida, Interior Decorators Have Designs on Deregulation
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Farmers inadvertently helped bring about the mutation by using sprinklers to water their crops to ward off the effects of the drought.
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Improved building codes requiring smoke detectors and water sprinklers, self-extinguishing cigarettes, and overall decreased rates of smoking have probably had a much bigger impact on the number of fires and fire deaths than the flammability standard.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk
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