sprinkler
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sprinkler
- /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/ US
noun sprinklers
- Anything that sprinkles.
- An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
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A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
Similar: fire sprinkler, sprinkler head
- A dance move in which the dancer places one hand on the head behind the ear, with elbow bent, stretches the other arm forwards and mimics the motions of an irrigation sprinkler with a rotary head.
verb sprinklers · sprinklering · sprinklered
- To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spraying, spray, wetting, watering, fire, irrigation, pendent, shotgun, prank, spritzing, rain truck, splash, showering, shower, upsplash, bidet sprayer
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noun anything that sprinkles
| 한국어 | 스프링클러 seupeuringkeulleo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スプリンクラー supurinkurā |
| 中文 | 灑水器 /洒水器 sǎshuǐqì |
| Italiano | spruzzatore |
| Русский | разбры́згиватель razbrýzgivatelʹ, опры́скиватель oprýskivatelʹ, пульвериза́тор pulʹverizátor, спри́нклер sprínkler |
| עברית | ממטרה mamtéra |
noun irrigation device
| Español | aspersor, aspersor de irrigación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스프링클러 seupeuringkeulleo |
| 日本語 | スプリンクラー supurinkurā |
| 中文 | 噴灑裝置 /喷洒装置 pēnsǎ zhuāngzhì, 噴灌器 /喷灌器 pēnguànqì, 灑水器 /洒水器 sǎshuǐqì |
| Português | aspersor |
| Français | arroseur, asperseur |
| Deutsch | Sprinkler, Sprinkleranlage |
| Русский | разбры́згиватель razbrýzgivatelʹ, опры́скиватель oprýskivatelʹ, дождева́льная устано́вка doždeválʹnaja ustanóvka, спри́нклер sprínkler |
noun fire sprinkler
| Español | rociador, rociador automático, rociador contraincendio, aspersor antiincendios |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 自動噴水滅火裝置 /自动喷水灭火装置 zìdòng pēnshuǐ mièhuǒ zhuāngzhì |
| Français | gicleur d'incendie, sprinkleur |
| Deutsch | Feuerlöschanlage |
| Ελληνικά | καταιονητήρας kataionitíras, καταιωνιστήρας kataionistíras |
| Русский | противопожа́рный спри́нклер protivopožárnyj sprínkler |
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title = {sprinkler},
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