Irrigation

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolirrigación riego

Françaisirrigation

DeutschBeregnung Bewässerung IrrigationSpülung

31 more languages

العربيةالريّ ري سقي

Българскиполиване

Bosanskiirigacija иригација

Češtinazavlažování

Ελληνικάάρδευση αρδευτικός

Esperantoakvumado

فارسیآبیاری

Suomikasteleminen kastelu keinokastelusadetus

हिन्दीसिंचाई सेक सेचन

Hrvatskiirigacija иригација

Bahasa Indonesiairigasi pengairan siring

Italianoirrigazione

日本語洗浄灌漑

ქართულიირიგაცია რწყვა

Қазақ тілісуармалау

한국어관개

Latinairrigatio

Македонскииригација наводнување

മലയാളംജലസേചനം

Nederlandsbevloeiing irrigatie

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਬਪਾਸ਼ੀ

Polskiirygacja irygacyjny nawadnianie

پښتوآب پاشِي

Portuguêsirrigação

Русскийиррига́ция орошение

Српскиirigacija иригација

Svenskabevattning

Kiswahiliumwagiliaji

TürkçeGönen sulama

Українськаіригація

Tiếng Việtthuỷ lôi

Examples

““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. …””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

irrigational irrigationist Irrigations irrigator irrigraphy irrision

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