irrigation

[ir-i-gey-shuhn]

noun

1. the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.

2. Medicine/Medical.,  the flushing or washing out of anything with water or other liquid.

3. the state of being irrigated.

irrigation

1. Artificial provision of water to sustain growing plants.

Irrigation accounts for the greatest part of water usage in the western United States.

Other Word Forms

• irrigational adjective
• nonirrigation noun
• overirrigation noun
• preirrigation noun
• preirrigational adjective
• proirrigation adjective
• reirrigation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrigation¹

First recorded in 1605–15, irrigation is from the Latin word irrigātiōn- (stem of irrigātiō ). See irrigate, -ion

Example Sentences

The loss of that water resource has knock-on effects for all those who rely on glaciers - for irrigation, drinking, hydropower and even shipping traffic.

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But after more than a decade of war, Syria's agricultural sector was already battered by economic collapse, destroyed irrigation systems, and mined fields.

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They said an advanced irrigation system was how the lake would mainly be filled.

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Bishop said she and her partner spent $230,000 on a new irrigation system, cleaning equipment, trash removal and staff salaries.

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The plants are growing lustily in late summer, although Kolding only waters them once a week on Saturdays for a hour with drip irrigation.

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