Synonyms for irrigation
ir·ri·ga·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. irrigationnoun

   supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

2. irrigationnoun

   (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

Matched Categories

1. • Medical Care
   • Medicine
   • Provision

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1. irrigationnoun

   Synonyms:
   watering

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1. List of paraphrases for "irrigation":

   irrigated, watering, ri, perfusion, irrigate, sprinkler, lari

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1. Murray Campbell:

   We'd be a dust bowl without irrigation.

2. The EPA:

   Navajo officials have reacted quickly, assessing their well fields and drinking and irrigation water intake systems and issuing a precautionary 'do not use' public service announcement regarding water from potentially impacted sources.

3. Sam Boland-Brien:

   Those who still have water rights, produce a little bit, they reduced their usage... so those that [ have more junior rights ] can make it through the irrigation season on a reduced amount.

4. Mohave County:

   We realize today they’re not all pumping together, but if they were to do so, the concerns we have would be exacerbated beyond imagination, with the farmers talking about how efficient their irrigation methods are – that’s wonderful. The truth is, we are pumping four times what is going in.

5. Bhim Singh Rawat:

   Thousands of villagers take irrigation water from the river, they take buckets to the river for bathing and drinking.