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Webster 1913 Edition
Irrigation
Irˊri-ga′tion
,Noun.
[L.
irrigatio
: cf. F. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Irrigation
IRRIGA'TION
,Noun.
1.
In agriculture, the operation of causing water to flow over lands for nourishing plants.Definition 2024
Irrigation
Irrigation
See also: irrigation
German
Noun
Irrigation f (genitive Irrigation, plural Irrigationen)
- irrigation (the act or process of irrigating)
Declension
Declension of Irrigation
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Irrigation | die | Irrigationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Irrigation | der | Irrigationen |
| dative | einer | der | Irrigation | den | Irrigationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Irrigation | die | Irrigationen |
This German entry was created from the translations listed at irrigation. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Irrigation in the German Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2010
irrigation
irrigation
See also: Irrigation
English
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.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- “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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Derived terms
Translations
The act or process of irrigating
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