verb [VN]
1 to supply water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow:
irrigated land / crops
2 (medical) to wash out a wound or part of the body with a flow of water or liquid
irrigation noun [U]:
irrigation channels * Irrigation has increased the area of cultivable land.
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