sprinkler
See also: Sprinkler
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sprinkler (plural sprinklers)
- Anything that sprinkles.
- An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
- A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
- Synonyms: fire sprinkler, sprinkler head
- Coordinate terms: drencher, fire extinguisher
- (preceded by definite article) 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
anything that sprinkles
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irrigation device
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fire sprinkler
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Verb edit
sprinkler (third-person singular simple present sprinklers, present participle sprinklering, simple past and past participle sprinklered)
- (transitive) To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sprinkler m (definite singular sprinkleren, indefinite plural sprinklere, definite plural sprinklerne)
- (firefighting) a sprinkler
See also edit
- sprinklar (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “sprinkler” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English sprinkler.
Noun edit
sprinkler n (plural sprinklere)
Declension edit
Declension of sprinkler
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sprinkler | sprinklerul | (niște) sprinklere | sprinklerele |
genitive/dative | (unui) sprinkler | sprinklerului | (unor) sprinklere | sprinklerelor |
vocative | sprinklerule | sprinklerelor |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
sprinkler c
- a sprinkler (irrigation device)
- Synonym: vattenspridare
- a sprinkler (fire protection device)
Declension edit
Declension of sprinkler | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sprinkler | sprinklern | sprinkler, sprinklers | sprinklerna |
Genitive | sprinklers | sprinklerns | sprinklers | sprinklernas |