| 单词 | irrigation |
| 释义 | irrigation[ ir-i-gey-shuhn ] / ˌɪr ɪˈgeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irrigation ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. Medicine/Medical. the flushing or washing out of anything with water or other liquid. the state of being irrigated. Origin of irrigationFirst recorded in 1605–15, irrigation is from the Latin word irrigātiōn- (stem of irrigātiō). See irrigate, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM irrigationDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for irrigationirrigation Artificial provision of water to sustain growing plants. notes for irrigationIrrigation accounts for the greatest part of water usage in the western United States. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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