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
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As a good practice, test your irrigation system annually to make sure sprinkler heads are leak-free and pointing in the right direction.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
For watering, if there is an irrigation system in the landscape near your containers, spaghetti tubing is easy to insert through the drainage hole.
—Suzanne S. Brown, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
For watering, if there is an irrigation system in the landscape near your containers, spaghetti tubing is easy to insert through the drainage hole.
—Suzanne S. Brown, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for irrigation
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“Irrigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrigation. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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irrigation
noun
ir·ri·ga·tion
ˌir-ə-ˈgā-shən
: an act or process of irrigating
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