irrigation

noun

ir·​ri·​ga·​tion ˌir-ə-ˈgā-shən 

1

: the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth

2

: the therapeutic flushing of a body part with a stream of liquid

Examples of irrigation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The drive to the kibbutz—in the southwestern corner of Israel, just a mile and a half from the Gaza border—took me past orchards and wheat fields, nourished by Israel’s extensive irrigation works. —Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025

The frozen funding was set to support projects including rotational grazing systems to improve soil health, waterways to reduce erosion, the installation of solar panels, and conversion from diesel to electric irrigation systems. —Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025

The great dam at Aswan, which promised electrification and irrigation control, was to be lodestar of the new Egypt. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025

Provide plants with plenty of sunshine, good drainage, and little to no irrigation once established. 14 of 14 Cotton Lavender Botanical Name: Santolina spp. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for irrigation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

irrigation

noun

ir·​ri·​ga·​tion ˌir-ə-ˈgā-shən 

: an act or process of irrigating