sprinkler
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Sarah Godwin has invested £15,000 in a ventilation and sprinkler system at her farm near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to help her animals cope with the "nearly continuous heatwave we are living through".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In forward mode, water sprayed outward as it would from an ordinary lawn sprinkler.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
It suggests that the fluid rotates in one direction while the sprinkler turns in the opposite direction.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Other companies offer flame-retardant home wraps and innovative sprinkler systems, which can cost thousands of dollars.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
So I did go under a sprinkler on the way home.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Down the road near Chippenham, Godwin's family have gone a step further, installing a network of what they call 'cow showers'- sprinklers that douse the cattle with cool water.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hoses and sprinklers cannot be used in parks, public gardens and other green spaces however there are exemptions for health and safety and National Plant Collections.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
They recorded how the sprinklers rotated, observed the water moving both inside and outside the devices, and measured the torque or twisting force produced when the sprinklers were prevented from turning.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
When he went back three hours later to turn the sprinklers on, the house was already burning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
He followed him for several blocks—over fences, through shrubbery, weaving through yapping dogs and lawn sprinklers and hot tubs.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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