Irrigation Definition

noun
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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Noun

Singular:
irrigation
Plural:
irrigations

Origin of Irrigation

  • From Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio

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Irrigation Sentence Examples

  • Irrigation works have been carried out in various parts.

  • The method of this irrigation is peculiar.

  • Irrigation benefits a sandy soil, draining a marshy soil.

  • But where irrigation is employed the yield of crops is excellent.

  • The agriculture of the region bordering the Tigris and Euphrates, like that of Egypt, depended largely on irrigation, and traces of ancient canals are still to be seen in Babylonia.

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Words Starting With

IIRIRR

Words Ending With

NONION

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irrigation

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IR & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

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