irrigation
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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riego
- During the summer, we use irrigation methods to water our garden and promote healthy plant growth.
- drip irrigation
- irrigation system
- irrigation water
And that is how irrigation was brought into the desert.
- And that is how irrigation was brought into the desert.
- For example, acquiring irrigation would make a farmer permanently richer.
- He had knocked the water pump head off, he had flooded all the irrigation fields.
- But these we did run drip to them, so they got drip irrigation.
- So let's say we went ahead and put this little system on drip irrigation with emitters.
- And, and then in the late spring summer when it's hotter or drier, you need more irrigation, but you don't have the water supply for the irrigation.
- The hourly rate the irrigation guys charge, yes.
Examples
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Farmers rely on irrigation to ensure their crops receive enough water during dry seasons.
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In early spring, these frozen pools begin to melt, supplying villagers with irrigation for their fields.
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It's water for irrigation, water for drinking, water for transport.
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And that is how irrigation was brought into the desert.
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There have been few public investments in irrigation infrastructure and domestic public water networks.
Academic text (2017) -
To meet the needs of growing populations, irrigation has become critical to food security in the basin.
Academic text (2008) -
Thus, in the southern state of Sumer, water storage and irrigation were essential to agriculture.
Academic text (1990) -
In addition, Sudan's water resources can be developed for agricultural irrigation and export to other regions.
Academic text (2008) -
Inca engineers built some of the most elaborate irrigation systems ever devised.
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The ancient civilization is known for its advanced irrigation systems that supported agriculture in arid regions.
Synonyms
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Giving water to plants or the ground to help them grow
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Compounds
- Specialized
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7.7
A medical procedure that washes the large intestine with water through the rectum
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Etymology
Irrigation comes from the Latin irrigare, made of in- 'into' and rigare 'to water', so irrigation is the act of bringing water into land or fields to help crops grow.