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- noun Plural form of
sprinkler . Collectively, the array of sprinklers used to water one's lawn.
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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.
News 2010
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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 Sarah Janssen 2011
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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 Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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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.
Wheat Rust Threatening Crops in Africa, Asia and Mideast 2011
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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 Sarah Janssen 2011
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