IRRIGATION

irrigation

(noun) (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

irrigation

(noun) supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir`ri*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SENSE

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