Look up: Irrigation

1. Irrigation
   to supply water by artificial means, such as with sprinklers.
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2. Irrigation
   Applying water or wastewater to land areas to supply the water and nutrient needs of plants.
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3. irrigation
   [n] - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc 2. [n] - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
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4. Irrigation
   Grape vines need water, and if there isn't enough of it in the environment, it is necessary to supply this artificially, by irrigation. Although it is frowned upon (and often illegal) in many European wine regions, used carefully it can be used in the production of high quality wines.
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5. Irrigation
   the technique of using a solution to wash out your mouth.
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6. Irrigation
   [pronounce: irr-ig-ay-shun] Watering crops by using channels or pipes.
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7. Irrigation
   The process of washing out a wound, hollow body structure (such as the bladder), or artificial device (such as a catheter) with water or other fluid.
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8. Irrigation
   The provision of water for crops in areas where the natural precipitation is considered inadequate for crop growth.
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9. Irrigation
   the cleansing of a wound by flushing it with water, a medicated solution, or some other fluid
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10. Irrigation
    Watering of land to compensate for shortage of rainfall Category: Management in the public and private sector • a project meant either solely or primarily for irrigation purposes including development and improvement of land,although in the latter case it may incidentally serve other purposes Category: Building industry
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11. Irrigation
    Lawn sprinkler system.
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12. Irrigation
    Ir`ri·ga'tion noun [ Latin irrigatio : confer French irrigation .] 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.
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13. irrigation
    Washing by a stream of water or other fluid. ... Origin: L. Irrigatio, rigare = to carry water ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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14. irrigation
    noun supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
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15. irrigation
    (ir″ĭ-ga´shәn) washing of a body cavity or wound by a stream of water or other fluid. a liquid used for such washing.
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16. Irrigation
    • (n.) 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.
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17. irrigation
    (L. irrigatio, in into + rigare to carry water) washing by a stream of water or other fluid.
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18. Irrigation
    Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Additionally, irrigation also has a few other uses...
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19. Irrigation
    Lawn sprinkler system.
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20. irrigation
    
    • supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
    • (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
    
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21. irrigation
    irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. Estimates of total irrigated land in the world range from 543 to 618 million acres (220 t...
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22. Irrigation
    Irrigation is the process of supplying water to land through a series of artificial waterways.
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23. irrigation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ir′i-gā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The washing out of a body cavity, space, or wound with a fluid.
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24. irrigation
    Artificial water supply for dry agricultural areas by means of dams and channels. Drawbacks are that it tends to concentrate salts at the surface, ultimately causing soil infertility, and that rich river silt is retained at dams, to the impoverishment of the land and fisheries below them. Irrigation...
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25. Irrigation
    watering the land by artificial means. The Egyptians used canals and banks of earth. They also had a device called a shaduf. This was a bucket on the end of a long pole, mounted on a stand. The bucket was dipped into the Nile. They are still used in Egypt today.
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