sprinkler system

sprinkler system
noun
a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature
Hypernyms: ↑system
Part Meronyms: ↑nozzle, ↑nose, ↑siamese, ↑siamese connection

* * *

noun
1. : a system for protection against fire in which pipes are distributed for conveying water or other extinguishing fluid to outlets and that is usually designed to function automatically with the action of heat on the automatic sprinkler head or on a controlling thermostatic system — see dry-pipe system, wet-pipe system
2. : a system for sprinkling water to lay dust (as in coal mines)

* * *

apparatus for automatically extinguishing fires in a building, consisting of a system of water pipes in or below the ceilings, with valves or sprinklers usually made to open automatically at a certain temperature.
[1880-85]

* * *

sprinkler system,
a system of pipes with nozzles spaced regularly to carry water, especially as used to spray lawns and orchards or to help control fire by releasing water as the temperature rises: »

Fire departments encourage the use of automatic sprinkler systems (Robert C. Byrns).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • sprinkler system — n. 1. a system of pipes and attached nozzles carrying water or other extinguishing fluid throughout a building for protection against fire: it usually operates automatically when exposed to abnormal heat 2. a system of pipes and nozzles, often… …   English World dictionary

  • sprinkler system — system of water hoses which can be automatically activated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Sprinkler system timer — A sprinkler system timer is an electrical device that is used to set an irrigation sprinkler system to come on automatically at a certain time. Irrigation timers first appeared in the early 1960s to control large radius lawn sprinklers, which at… …   Wikipedia

  • sprinkler system — apparatus for automatically extinguishing fires in a building, consisting of a system of water pipes in or below the ceilings, with valves or sprinklers usually made to open automatically at a certain temperature. [1880 85] * * * ▪ fire control… …   Universalium

  • sprinkler system — /ˈsprɪŋklə sɪstəm/ (say springkluh sistuhm) noun 1. a system of ceiling pipes in a building with valves which open automatically at certain temperatures, used for extinguishing fires. 2. a system of pipes, etc., for watering gardens and lawns …  

  • sprinkler system — noun Date: circa 1909 a system for protecting a building against fire by means of overhead pipes which convey an extinguishing fluid (as water) to heat activated outlets …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sprinkler system — sprin′kler sys tem n. bui a system for automatically extinguishing fires in a building, consisting of overhead water pipes with outlet valves that open at a certain temperature • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • sprinkler system — An overhead arrangement of water pipes and sprinklers, constructed and maintained in a building as a protection against fire, water being turned on automatically upon a rise in temperature consequent to the starting of a fire …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Fire sprinkler system — A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. Although historically only used… …   Wikipedia

  • Sprinkler — may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for irrigation of lawns or crops Fire sprinkler system, the entire systems of pipes and sprinklers intended for fire suppression within buildings Fire sprinkler, a device for fire suppression within… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”