irrigable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- irrigably adverb
- nonirrigable adjective
- unirrigable adjective
Etymology
Origin of irrigable
First recorded in 1835–45; irrig(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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The DRC has nearly 80 million hectares of arable land and four million hectares of irrigable land.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The tribe said there’s more irrigable land than that on the reservation and argued that the federal government, not the state, has authority to set those limits.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021
"It is a very realistic and achievable goal, since we have irrigable 500,000 hectares of land which is not currently cultivated," says Mr Tadesse.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021
Unlike the other valleys, Snake Valley straddles the border of Utah and Nevada, where more of the irrigable land area is on the Utah side of the border.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Valleys of the Cache, Salt Lake, Jordan, Sevier and Rio Virgin, are irrigable, and produce fine crops of cereals and vegetables.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.
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