irrigable

[ir-i-guh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being irrigated.

Other Word Forms

• irrigably adverb
• nonirrigable adjective
• unirrigable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrigable¹

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

Example Sentences

The conservative Popular Party that governs southern Andalusia, however, is again pushing forward a proposed law that would rezone more farmland near the park as irrigable.

From Seattle Times

Regional authorities for Andalusia who want to expand the irrigable lands say that the water for the 650 farmer they estimate would benefit from the plan would come from surface water, instead of wells.

From Seattle Times

Paul Orme, a lawyer who represents farmers in Pinal County, Ariz., said that of the 250,000 acres of irrigable land in the county, up to 100,000 will have to be left unplanted, a situation that’s “bad in every direction.”

From Washington Post

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

The Yakima Nation took issue with the final order because it limited the tribe’s irrigable land to 120,000 acres.

From Seattle Times