irrigable

[ ir-i-guh-buhl ]

/ ˈɪr ɪ gə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being irrigated.

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Origin of irrigable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM irrigable

ir·ri·ga·bly, adverbnon·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjectiveun·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjective

Words nearby irrigable

irreverence, irreverent, irreversible, irrevocable, irrevocably, irrigable, irrigate, irrigation, irrigative, irriguous, irritability

How to use irrigable in a sentence

Farnham's observation of the irrigable capacity of this region was correct.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28|Various
Altogether, it has an exceedingly flourishing look, not an acre of irrigable land left unplanted.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
Its irrigable lands in the coast basin are already all reclaimed and densely populated.
Our National Defense:|George Hebard Maxwell
Some of these are habitable, possessing fine springs and irrigable land.
Trail Tales|James David Gillilan

Deep sunk in a subtropical valley, the irrigable alluvial land of Abancay tempts the production of sugar.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman