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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Water from a sprinkler system reacted with the chemicals, McDaniel said, prompting the plume that now looms along the city's horizon.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Simply turning off the water line to the sprinkler system isn’t enough, according to Bednarik, a Colorado landscaping and irrigation company.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Lehi apartment explosion 'considered suspicious' Apartments below the couple's unit were affected by the explosion because the sprinkler system went off and caused water damage, according to Livingston.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
The sprinkler system showered water onto water-reactive chemicals around 5 a.m. Sunday, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Simply turning off the water line to the sprinkler system isn’t enough, according to Bednarik, a Colorado landscaping and irrigation company.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Lehi apartment explosion 'considered suspicious' Apartments below the couple's unit were affected by the explosion because the sprinkler system went off and caused water damage, according to Livingston.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
The sprinkler system showered water onto water-reactive chemicals around 5 a.m. Sunday, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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