Word: sprinkler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Broken sprinkler heads caused the alarm Monday in Emerson Hall, a Cambridge Fire Department spokesperson said yesterday...
...safe to drink for an additional three weeks or so. Meanwhile, residents seeking water for any purpose last week had to line up for supplies trucked in from outside and dispensed at 100 different locations (limit: 2 gal. to a customer); they were forbidden to enter office buildings because sprinkler systems could not protect them from fire. Downtown at times looked like a city under military occupation: deserted except for National Guardsmen who patrolled the streets while helicopters buzzed overhead. President Clinton, who toured flooded areas many times during his 12 years as Governor of Arkansas, flew in Wednesday...
...technique: Walk through the sprinkler spray...
Variations: Run through the sprinkler spray. Sit or stand on a sprinkler head...
Heating, plumbing and ventilation systems will be upgraded, and full sprinkler systems will be installed. Some dorms will also be made accessible to disabled students with elevators or special suites...