irrigation

[ ir-i-gey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.

  2. Medicine/Medical. the flushing or washing out of anything with water or other liquid.

  1. the state of being irrigated.

Origin of irrigation

1
First recorded in 1605–15, irrigation is from the Latin word irrigātiōn- (stem of irrigātiō). See irrigate, -ion

Other words from irrigation

  • ir·ri·ga·tion·al, adjective
  • non·ir·ri·ga·tion, noun
  • o·ver·ir·ri·ga·tion, noun
  • pre·ir·ri·ga·tion, noun
  • pre·ir·ri·ga·tion·al, adjective
  • pro·ir·ri·ga·tion, adjective
  • re·ir·ri·ga·tion, noun

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How to use irrigation in a sentence

Cultural definitions for irrigation

irrigation

Artificial provision of water to sustain growing plants.

Notes for irrigation

Irrigation accounts for the greatest part of water usage in the western United States.

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