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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
irrigation
/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
supplying land with water using pipes
- “The irrigation system will be fixed within a week.”Tatoeba
- “Farmers in the region are adopting modern irrigation techniques to improve water efficiency.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)