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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.