sprinklernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ər/us/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ɚ/a piece of equipment for putting water onto fires in a lot of small drops to put them out
a device with a lot of small holes that you put on the end of a hose in order to water plants, grass, etc.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stopping fires
- beat
- beat sth out
- blow
- blow (sth) out
- damp
- damp sth down
- douse
- extinguish
- go
- go out
- gutter
- quench
- smother
- snuff
- snuff sth out
- sprinkler system
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