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irrigation

[ir-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌɪr ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
watering
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Though not immediately visible to the naked eye, the ranch features a number of infrastructural updates, including automated irrigation and a fire suppression system that runs off an 18,000-gallon tank buried underground.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Low flows exacerbate pressure on water supplies and irrigation, aquatic ecosystems, river transport and energy production.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Lee said her family, which uses water-saving drip irrigation, should be allowed to pump more to keep the farm going.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The national authorities imposed irrigation restrictions on farmers in the southeast but those AFP talked to said they had not been affected so far.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The morning air smelled of irrigation, warm plants, and fertilized earth.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"I can go online and see what irrigations are needed down in Santa Barbara, 300 miles away," says Mr Maraden, who is based in Napa, north west of San Francisco.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2024

To do it, the country had to build massive irrigations systems and will use up to 800 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2022

“If you took all the people who say they have chronic sinusitis in the world, and you put them all on nasal saline irrigations, a big proportion would not have any symptoms anymore,” he said.

From New York Times May 12, 2011

Using satellite imagery between 1998 and 2002, Beman and colleagues discovered algae blooms up to 220 square miles large that followed just days after the periodic irrigations in the valley.

From Washington Post

Whenever irrigations are indicated the doctor will prescribe them.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons



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