irrigable
[ ir-i-guh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being irrigated.
Origin of irrigable
1First recorded in 1835–45; irrig(ate) + -able
Other words from irrigable
- ir·ri·ga·bly, adverb
- non·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjective
- un·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjective
Words Nearby irrigable
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How to use irrigable in a sentence
Farnham's observation of the irrigable capacity of this region was correct.
Altogether, it has an exceedingly flourishing look, not an acre of irrigable land left unplanted.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2] | Anne BluntIts irrigable lands in the coast basin are already all reclaimed and densely populated.
Our National Defense: | George Hebard MaxwellSome of these are habitable, possessing fine springs and irrigable land.
Trail Tales | James David GillilanDeep sunk in a subtropical valley, the irrigable alluvial land of Abancay tempts the production of sugar.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
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