irrigate
verb (used with object)
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
irrigator
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a word derived from
irrigate.
Example Sentences
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On a warm June day in 2013, a man working as an irrigator began sweating heavily, complaining of chest pain and struggling to breathe, records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Martinez’s office said Hollifield is a rancher and a board member of the Chaves County Soil and Water Conservation District and that Gonzales is an irrigator who is an acequia member.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
Richard Wenstrom, a Lewis-area farmer and irrigator who has long been known for his conservation on his farm, is heading up the basin vision team.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2015
The villain in this story is in fact the farmers’ savior: the center-pivot irrigator, a quarter- or half-mile of pipe that traces a watery circle around a point in the middle of a field.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2013
Nasal douches, consisting of three teaspoonfuls of the crude acid in a quart of water, were employed every hour by means of the ordinary irrigator.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
