noun
sprinkler
SPREENGKL
noun
1
A device that sprays water over a lawn or garden.
"The kids ran through the sprinkler on the hot afternoon."
2
A ceiling-mounted device that automatically sprays water to put out a fire.
"The sprinkler system activated as soon as it detected smoke."
How to Use Sprinkler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA device that sprays water, either for watering a garden or for putting out fires.
Common pairings
lawn sprinkler
fire sprinkler
sprinkler system
Word Forms
sprinklered past tense, sprinklers plural, sprinklers singular
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Etymology
From sprinkle plus the agent suffix "-er".