irrigation
noun/ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the practice of supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow
- irrigation channels
- Irrigation has increased the area of cultivable land.
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- (medical) the process of washing out a wound or part of the body with a flow of water or liquid
- colonic irrigation
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