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| ir·ri·gate
(ĭr'ĭ-gāt') Pronunciation Key
v. ir·ri·gat·ed, ir·ri·gat·ing, ir·ri·gates v. tr.
v. intr. To supply land with water artificially. [Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + rigāre, to water.] ir'ri·ga'tion n., ir'ri·ga'tion·al adj., ir'ri·ga'tor n. |
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| irrigation | |
noun | |
| 1. | supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc |
| 2. | (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution |
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irrigation
Artificial provision of water to sustain growing plants.
Note: Irrigation accounts for the greatest part of water usage in the western United States.
[Chapter:] Technology
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Irrigation
Ir`ri*ga"tion\, n. [L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.] The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
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