Definition: Irrigation

From New World Encyclopedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

Noun

irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)

  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.

Derived terms

  • nasal irrigation

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