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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irrigation \Ir`ri*ga"tion\, n. [L. irrigatio: cf F. irrigation.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irrigation n 1: supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc 2: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Irrigation As streams were few in Palestine, water was generally stored up in winter in reservoirs, and distributed through gardens in numerous rills, which could easily be turned or diverted by the foot (Deut. 11:10). For purposes of irrigation, water was raised from streams or pools by water-wheels, or by a shaduf commonly used on the banks of the Nile to the present day
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