irrigator
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- noun
- /ˈɪrɪɡeɪtər/
:
irrigador
- Every summer, the irrigator distributes water evenly across the fields to promote healthy growth.
- canal irrigators
- distant irrigators
- Mesoamerican irrigators
Examples
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To improve yields, the orchard installed an irrigator that could provide precise amounts of water to each tree.
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Changes in the features over time indicate that ancient irrigators were constantly struggling to ensure an adequate food supply.
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All irrigation systems have rules governing water use and the responsibilities of irrigators.
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In particular, the tribes and the irrigators were able to find common ground in their reliance on water for their respective cultures.
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Price incentives are also critical for irrigators and can even exist in tandem with some degree of subsidy.
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Among undershot water-wheel groups, there is a collective perception that top-end irrigators have relatively greater power over those below them in their irrigation network.
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Under conditions of water shortage, the effects of conveyance loss tend to differentially favor up-canal irrigators over their down-canal neighbors.
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Mesoamerican irrigators mastered the rudiments of canal hydrology early in prehistoric times.
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In Peru's Colca Valley, farmers whose lands were closest to canal off-takes have advantages over distant irrigators.
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The farmer used the irrigator to ensure his crops received enough water during the dry season.
Synonyms
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A device that sprays water over a lawn or garden to water plants
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A person or tool that gives water to living things
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Etymology
Irrigator comes from the Latin irrigare, where in- means 'into' and rigare means 'to water', so it literally means 'to water in'. That's why an agricultural irrigator is a machine that brings water to fields and crops to help them grow.