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sprinkler

[spring-kler] / ˈsprɪŋ klər /




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Ristroph, Sprinkle, and their colleagues described this explanation as the momentum flux theory, which focuses on the way swirling water carries momentum through the sprinkler.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

That earlier research showed that a reverse sprinkler turns about 50 times more slowly than an ordinary sprinkler, even though both rely on closely related physical mechanisms.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Years before his diagnosis, Pat Aust advocated to install a sprinkler system inside the care home.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Other companies offer flame-retardant home wraps and innovative sprinkler systems, which can cost thousands of dollars.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

And they live in a super-cool, nice house with a circular driveway and an in-ground sprinkler system in a cool neighborhood, while we live in the broccoli-scented Sunset Vista apartments.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

It was blamed in part on the building’s highly flammable cladding and lack of alarms, sprinklers and a fire escape.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

For the new research, the team built a collection of silly sprinklers with different contours.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

France's players tried to keep cool under the on-field sprinklers.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

The sprinklers in the garden switched on; the odor of wet dust drifted through the window.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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