sprinkler

The family spent £15,000 installing new sprinkler systems and huge fans to cool the cattle in their sheds when they sheltered from the heat outside.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The report states that there was no functioning smoke detection, fire alarms or sprinkler system.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Instead, the sprinkler system activates and floods the entire house, turning a contained problem into widespread damage.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

One of the moms across the street set up a sprinkler in her front yard, and soon all the kids in the neighborhood were running through the sprinkler and grabbing handfuls of Cheetos.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

During the fire’s rapid spread, the water system quickly lost pressure as crews drew heavily on hydrants, residents ran sprinklers and hoses, and water gushed out of melted pipes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

When hosepipe bans are in force sports grounds can use hoses or sprinklers - but only to water grass areas "actively used for play".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, act like the sprinklers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

It was blamed in part on the building’s highly flammable cladding and lack of alarms, sprinklers and a fire escape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

I decided that if I found any sprinklers going, I’d jump through them, since everything I was wearing was already dripping wet anyway.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt