irrigate
Example Sentences
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Early farmers likely took advantage of this consistent flow by digging short canals to irrigate fields and date groves, allowing for productive farming without massive irrigation projects.
From Science Daily
Las Vegas lives on tourism, the industry irrigated by rivers of disposable income.
From Los Angeles Times
And much of that water is to irrigate crops.
From Los Angeles Times
The spill affected aquatic life as well as farmers who use the water to irrigate their crops.
From BBC
It has argued that just a 2% reduction in the amount of water it gets from the Nile could result in the loss of 200,000 acres of irrigated land.
From BBC
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