| NOUN | artifact | sprinkler system | a system for extinguishing fires / fires |
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| Meaning | A system for extinguishing fires / fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature. | |
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| Parts | nozzle, nose | A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged |
| siamese, siamese connection | An inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building | |
| Broader | system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity |
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