SPRINKLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sprinkler mean? 

• SPRINKLER (noun)
  The noun SPRINKLER has 1 sense:

1. mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

  Familiarity information: SPRINKLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRINKLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sprinkler" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Derivation:

sprinkle (scatter with liquid; wet lightly)

sprinkle (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)