irrigate
verb (used with object)
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
unirrigated
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a word derived from
irrigate.
Example Sentences
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The entire production takes quite a while to get into gear; the setup is intended to be witty, and a vehicle for Mr. Dujardin’s cheerfully awkward style, but is as dry as unirrigated L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Fire destroyed many of the buildings, leaving behind about 10 houses on unirrigated land that can only be used for agriculture during the rainy season.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
But Arvizu, 68, told him the pasture would soon lie fallow — brown like the unirrigated land that surrounded it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
Farmers have given up on their “dry-land,” or unirrigated, cotton crops.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2011
However, if one leaves vacant any unirrigated agricultural mountain lands—used for millet, maize, or beans—another person may claim and plant them in one year’s time, and no one disputes his title.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
