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dry sprinkler

dry sprinkler noun: a sprinkler (fire protection device) having pressurized air in the distribution pipes until a heat-activated sprinkler head opens and releases the stored air pressure, which opens the water valve.

Noun

dry sprinkler (plural dry sprinklers)

  1. A sprinkler (fire protection device) having pressurized air in the distribution pipes until a heat-activated sprinkler head opens and releases the stored air pressure, which opens the water valve.
    • A dry sprinkler may be used where there is a risk of water freezing solid within the pipes.

Forms of dry sprinkler

pluraldry sprinklers

Questions about dry sprinkler

What does dry sprinkler mean?
Dry sprinkler means a sprinkler (fire protection device) having pressurized air in the distribution pipes until a heat-activated sprinkler head opens and releases the stored air pressure, which opens the water valve.
What part of speech is dry sprinkler?
Dry sprinkler is a noun.
What is the plural of dry sprinkler?
The plural of dry sprinkler is dry sprinklers.

Words near dry sprinkler in the dictionary

  1. dry socket
  2. dry spell
  3. dry speller
  4. dry spellers
  5. dry spells
  6. dry sprinkler
  7. dry sprinklers
  8. dry steering
  9. dry stone
  10. dry stone wall
  11. dry stone walls

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