sprinkler
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In retrospect, he says he wishes he had a generator that he could have used to power a sprinkler system around the property after the electricity went out.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In the southern city of Yangsan, where the mercury hit a historic high of 42.5C on Sunday, fleets of sprinkler trucks have been roaming the streets, spraying water onto sun-baked roads.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
A conventional sprinkler behaves somewhat like a rotating rocket.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
In forward mode, water sprayed outward as it would from an ordinary lawn sprinkler.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hopelessly, round and round, a rotating sprinkler scattered lake water on Dr. Mason’s vegetable garden.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Hoses and sprinklers cannot be used in parks, public gardens and other green spaces however there are exemptions for health and safety and National Plant Collections.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, act like the sprinklers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
France's players tried to keep cool under the on-field sprinklers.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
When he went back three hours later to turn the sprinklers on, the house was already burning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
But there weren’t any sprinklers the whole way.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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