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# irrigation

noun (irrigation, uncountable)

«irrigation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Supplying water to land and crops through pipes, channels or sprinklers so plants can grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#m1)
2. (medicine) Washing out a wound or part of the body with liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science: irrigation lets farmers grow crops in dry places; ancient peoples dug canals for irrigation. In maths problems: litres of water for irrigation per field. Phrases: irrigation system, drip irrigation.

### Examples

- Irrigation brings water from the river to the fields. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x1)
- Drip irrigation saves water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x2)
- Ancient Egyptians used the Nile for irrigation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x3)
- The farm has a big irrigation system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x4)
- Without irrigation, the crops would dry up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x5)
- The nurse used saline for wound irrigation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: irrigate. Double r. In maths problems, irrigation is usually given in litres per hectare or per day — multiply by area or days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irrigation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irrigation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irrigation.html) on Mova free.