irrigation
/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/
irrigation noun: the act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Noun
irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
- “My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …”1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
irrigation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
irrigation in Hindi
- the act or process of irrigating
- सिंचाई siñcāī
irrigation in Tamil
- the act or process of irrigating
- பாசனம் pācaṉam, நீர்ப்பாசனம் nīrppācaṉam
irrigation in Marathi
- सिंचन
irrigation in Urdu
- irrigation, watering
- سنچائی sĩcāī
More languagesFewer languages
- irrigation in Bengali
- সেচ Sec
- irrigation in Telugu
- సాగునీటి పారుదల, సాగునీరు
- irrigation in Malayalam
- ജലസേചനം jalasēcanaṁ
- irrigation in Kannada
- ಬೆಳೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಹಾಯಿಸುವುದು, ನೀರಾವರಿ
- irrigation in Punjabi
- ਆਬਪਾਸ਼ੀ ābapāśī
- irrigation in Gujarati
- સિંચાઈ, સિંચાઇ
- irrigation in Odia
- ଜଳସେଚନ
- irrigation in Nepali
- सिँचाइ, सिँचाई
- irrigation in Pashto
- آب پاشِي
- irrigation in Arabic
- سَقْي saqy
- irrigation in Indonesian
- pengairan, irigasi
- irrigation in Persian
- آبیاری âbyâri
- irrigation in Vietnamese
- thủy lợi, thuỷ lợi
Examples of irrigation in a sentence
- Patches of cropped land and uncropped land were interspersed seemingly at random, but the explanation turned out to be related to crop rotation and irrigation choices.
- All ingredients are easily produced and would thrive with good drip irrigation.
- Without irrigation, seeds had to be planted farther apart so that they could compete for moisture.
Forms of irrigation
| plural | irrigations |
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Origin of irrigation
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.
Words formed from irrigation
Words that rhyme with irrigation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about irrigation
- What does irrigation mean?
- Irrigation means the act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
- What is irrigation in Hindi?
- Irrigation in Hindi is सिंचाई (siñcāī). See Irrigation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is irrigation?
- Irrigation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce irrigation?
- Irrigation is pronounced /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of irrigation?
- The plural of irrigation is irrigations.
Words near irrigation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: irrigation (page history and authors); irrigation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); سنچائی (Urdu) (page history and authors); irrigation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); irrigation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irrigation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); irrigation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); irrigation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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