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lawn sprinkler

noun as in sprinkler system

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The Feynman sprinkler problem is typically framed as a thought experiment about a type of lawn sprinkler that spins when fluid, such as water, is expelled out of its S-shaped tubes or "arms."

As the stars orbit and their expanding winds sweep outward, the dust spirals out like the jet from a lawn sprinkler.

Most human cell phone users are located near the Earth’s surface, so the tower antennae are configured to send their signals parallel to the ground, covering it like lawn sprinkler spraying out water.

You can build six models, including water-rocket cars, jet-propelled boats, a water gun and even a lawn sprinkler.

As his lawn sprinkler ran one summer day in 2019, “I heard this spitting and sputtering … like when you go down to the bottom of a glass with a straw,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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