irrigation

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noun

1

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …”

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(noun.)

ADJ

large-scale, small-scale

IRRIGATION + NOUN

project, scheme, system

canal, channel, ditch

pump

PREP

under ~

The farmer converted the desert land under irrigation to grow crops year-round.

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“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …”

Wiktionary

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The aquifer provides water for irrigation.

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Sami's body was found in the irrigation canal.

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Rainwater is distributed through an irrigation system and collected in cisterns for the rooftop garden.

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For farmers like Sanit Khun, who rely heavily on the river's water for irrigation, options are drying up.

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The Tuaregs use these wells for small-scale irrigation.

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