irrigation

UK/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/US/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #8,925 of 15,258mostly written

Irrigation is the bringing of water to dry land to grow crops. Irrigation channels, drip irrigation, irrigate the fields.

It is the oldest large-scale engineering there is, and the first states grew up to manage it. Drip irrigation delivers water to the root rather than the field and uses a fraction of the water, which matters as aquifers fall. In medicine, irrigation is washing a wound.

Definitions of irrigation

1nounirrigationThe bringing of water to dry land to grow crops.B2+
“Without irrigation, nothing would grow in this dry valley.”

irrigation is a watering.

Where it comes from

Latin irrigatio comes from irrigare, to water — in plus rigare, to wet or lead water.

Latin
irrigatio
Middle French
irrigation
English, today
irrigation

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

irrigation in the wild

Drainage, which involves the removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given location, is often studied in conjunction with irrigation.
Irrigation
Several irrigation methods differ in how water is supplied to plants.
Irrigation
Center-pivot irrigation systems are beneficial due to their ability to efficiently use water and optimize a farm's yield.
Center-pivot irrigation
In 1598, Hispanos of New Mexico arrived and brought irrigation methods from Europe.
Acequia
In addition, the Bow River is an important source of water for irrigation and drinking water.
Bow River

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