Step 2. Determine the output of your sprinklers. Set out 6 or more straight sided containers of. the same type, spaced evenly on the lawn. Empty tuna cans, cat food cans, or coffee mugs work well. Turn on the sprinklers for 20 minutes and use a ruler to measure (in inches) the depth of water in. each can. Now determine the average depth in all of the cans. Multiply the average depth by 3 to. determine how many inches of water your sprinkler system applies per hour.
deferment period. The period following the issue of a security during which it cannot be called by the issuer. Also called deferred call period, period of call protection, preferred call period. See also call protection.
Definition of 'defer'. Word Frequency. defer (dÉªfÉËÊ³ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense defers , present participle deferring , past tense , past participle deferred. 1. verb. If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.