irrigation
noun
the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
irrigations
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pluralof irrigation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I can go online and see what irrigations are needed down in Santa Barbara, 300 miles away," says Mr Maraden, who is based in Napa, north west of San Francisco.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
This is where nasal irrigations can be so helpful.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
“If you took all the people who say they have chronic sinusitis in the world, and you put them all on nasal saline irrigations, a big proportion would not have any symptoms anymore,” he said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2011
Using satellite imagery between 1998 and 2002, Beman and colleagues discovered algae blooms up to 220 square miles large that followed just days after the periodic irrigations in the valley.
From Washington Post
If, in spite of the antiseptic irrigations, the fistula persists, then nothing remains but to resort to excision of the aponeurosis, as described on p.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
