/'sprɪŋklə(r); `sprɪŋklɚ/
n device for sprinkling water (eg on a lawn) or as part of a fire-extinguishing system installed in a building 洒水装置; 洒水器; 消防喷嘴
*[attrib 作定语] a `sprinkler system, ie set of sprinklers in a building that operate automatically when there is a rise in temperature caused by a fire 自动喷洒灭火设备. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page vii.

n[C]

a piece of equipment used for scattering water on grass or soil
a piece of equipment on a ceiling that scatters water if there is a fire