ir·ri·gate

(ĭr′ĭ-gāt′)

v. ir·ri·gat·ed, ir·ri·gat·ing, ir·ri·gates

v.tr.

1. To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.

2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.

v.intr.

To irrigate land or crops.

[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-² + rigāre, to water.]

ir′ri·ga′tion n.

ir′ri·ga′tion·al adj.

ir′ri·ga′tor n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something
	2.	irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution eyedrop, eye-drop - a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury douche - irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents clyster, enema - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes lavage - washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Translations

سقيسَقْي، رَي

zavlažovánízavodňování

vanding

Bewässerung Irrigation

riego

irrigation

öntözés

áveita, vökvun

irrigazione

irrigasjon kunstig vanning

орошение

zavlažovanie

sulama

灌溉

irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃən]

A. N (Agr) → irrigación f, riego m (Med) → irrigación f

B. CPD irrigation channel N → acequia f, canal m de riego

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n → irrigation f irrigation systemirrigation ditch n → fossé m d'irrigationirrigation system n → système m d'irrigation

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irrigation

(Agr) → Bewässerung f; irrigation canal → Bewässerungskanal m

(Med) → Spülung f, → Irrigation f; colonic irrigation → Darmspülung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → irrigazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

irrigate

(ˈirigeit) verb

to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.

ˌirriˈgation noun

ir·ri·ga·tion

n. irrigación, acto o proceso de irrigar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

irrigation

n irrigación f; colonic — hidroterapia de colon

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Dar to tap private sector in irrigation plan

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Measures for reclamation of water-logged land

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Nasir Shah vows to provide water to tail-end growers

"We have already implemented water management on the four National Irrigation System (NIS).

Gov't gives water facilities to Cordillera farmers

In this phase, a total of 2194 miles of 316 perennial canals of the irrigation system will be desilted.

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