Definition of IRRIGATION

irrigation

Plural: irrigations

Noun

  • supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  • (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

Scrabble Score: 11

irrigation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
irrigation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
irrigation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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