irrigation
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigatedThe 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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» The aquifer provides water for irrigation.
Der Aquifer liefert Wasser zur Bewässerung. — Yorwba
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Bewässerung, Irrigation, Beregnung
ороше́ниеorošénije, иррига́цияirrigácija
ірига́ціяiryhácija
- supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
- (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.
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Forms
plural: irrigations| Singular | irrigation |
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Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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