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irrigation

/ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

/ˌɪr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Translations

irrigationnoun

irrigations

The farmers relied on irrigation to ensure their crops received enough water during the dry season.

Les agriculteurs comptaient sur l'irrigation pour s'assurer que leurs cultures recevaient assez d'eau pendant la saison sèche.

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irrigationadjective

/ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

/ˌɪr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., irrigation canal) to describe relation to irrigation.

An irrigation ditch channels water from the river to the fields.

Un canal d'irrigation achemine l'eau de la rivière vers les champs.

Synonyms

irrigationnoun

The artificial application of water to land to assist in the growing of crops.

The farmers relied on irrigation to ensure their crops received enough water during the dry season.

A system or method of supplying water to land or crops.

The new irrigation system helped increase the farm's productivity by providing a consistent water supply.

The process of washing out a body cavity or wound with a fluid.

The doctor performed an irrigation of the wound to prevent infection.

irrigationadjective

Of, relating to, or used for irrigation.

An irrigation ditch channels water from the river to the fields.