noun
irrigation
ih-ruh-GAY-shuhn
noun
1
The supplying of water to land, usually through channels or pipes, so that crops can grow.
"The new irrigation system doubled the farm's harvest."
"Ancient Egypt relied on irrigation from the Nile to grow crops in the desert."
How to Use Irrigation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA system or process for bringing water to farmland.
Common pairings
irrigation system
drip irrigation
irrigation canal
Word Forms
irrigations plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.