sprinkler
- noun
- /ˈsprɪŋklər/
- We're going to have sprinklers and a little pool and a trampoline and so much fun stuff, huh?
- lawn sprinkler
- sprinkler system
- sprinkler irrigation
So my dad would go and he would buy a sprinkler head in December.
- So my dad would go and he would buy a sprinkler head in December.
- You're just like living life in the water, hanging out, running through sprinklers like in pools.
- In fact, a lot of office space in many states don't require fire sprinklers, but residential space does.
- But now on to our last product, which is a huge inflatable Unicorn sprinkler.
- You might find that the road is wet when the sprinkler are off.
Examples
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There's actually a sprinkler right about here.
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That is what I use to control the sprinkler system that I have in my garden.
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I made coffee, then went out and turned the sprinkler system on in the front yard.
Fiction book (1992) -
Get to the sprinklers and turn 'em on.
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Hey, I'm turning on the sprinklers in my front yard.
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Dade schedules a test of the school sprinkler system for 9:30 am.
Fiction book (1995) -
An old-fashioned lawn sprinkler lazily waves water back and forth over the freshly cut grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the summer heat, the children ran through the sprinkler in the backyard to cool off.
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We set up a sprinkler in the garden to keep the flowers hydrated during the dry season.
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After a long day, I enjoyed watching the sprinkler spray water across the lawn.
Synonyms
A device that makes liquid into a fine mist to wet plants or clean surfaces
A machine that waters fields and crops
A person or tool that gives water to living things
Compounds
- Specialized
A set of pipes and small nozzles that automatically spray water to put out fires
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sprinkler comes from the verb sprinkle and the ending -er, which means 'one that does'. So a sprinkler is something that 'sprinkles' or scatters small drops of water over an area, which is why we use it to water lawns and gardens.