acequia
noun
an irrigation ditch.
acequias
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pluralof acequia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We passed over acequias — a system of communal irrigation ditches originating with the Moors that New Mexico’s farmers have used for centuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Growing up in New Mexico, Hayes-Rich played and swam in centuries-old irrigation systems known as acequias, built by Indigenous Pueblo people and Spanish settlers, that flow beneath the U.S.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 19, 2023
He said the work will take at least a couple of weeks and the list of acequias requesting help could grow given the scope of the damage.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
"I've lived here all my life. I've never seen it run dry," said Theresa Dunworth, an accountant who works with a farm group in the South Valley where centuries-old "acequias" or channels irrigate fields.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022
They point to the remains of ancient structures and of old acequias in the valley of the Gila, as Captain Crossman informs us, as the works of their forefathers.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan
