irrigable

[ ir-i-guh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being irrigated.

Other Words From

• irri·ga·bly adverb
• non·irri·ga·ble adjective
• un·irri·ga·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrigable¹

First recorded in 1835–45; irrig(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

Farnham's observation of the irrigable capacity of this region was correct.

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Altogether, it has an exceedingly flourishing look, not an acre of irrigable land left unplanted.

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Its irrigable lands in the coast basin are already all reclaimed and densely populated.

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Some of these are habitable, possessing fine springs and irrigable land.

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Deep sunk in a subtropical valley, the irrigable alluvial land of Abancay tempts the production of sugar.

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