IRRIGATE


Meaning of IRRIGATE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

land

This water goes first to generate hydro-electric power and then to irrigate the land .

Also, you could then irrigate the lower valley lands , which usually have better soil and a longer growing season.

The stored water could then be used to irrigate adjacent agricultural land , and hydropower revenues would cover the inevitable losses.

But they were not willing to see one acre of irrigated land succumb to the forces of nature, regardless of cost.

That, in fact, was about all the irrigated land one family could be expected to work.

water

One-third of the water irrigates thirsty crops of low value - alfalfa, cotton, rice - and pasture.

Therefore, every pasturage farm should ideally have a water right sufficient to irrigate twenty acres or so during emergencies.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A system of channels carries water down from the mountains to irrigate the soil.

The stored water is then used to irrigate nearby agricultural land.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A cut begins to irrigate above the champion's eye.

Had those surpluses been directed elsewhere in the valley, they could have created a great many small irrigated farms.

In order to overcome the problem of an inadequate water supply, many parts of the arid and semi-arid regions have been irrigated.

In the West, a 160-acre irrigated farm was too large, while a 160-acre unirrigated farm was too small.

Large amounts of cotton are also grown in irrigated fields surrounding the town.

One-third of the water irrigates thirsty crops of low value - alfalfa, cotton, rice - and pasture.

Right now, the value of the water on the ranch for irrigating livestock feed is about $ 160 an acre-foot.

The stored water could then be used to irrigate adjacent agricultural land, and hydropower revenues would cover the inevitable losses.

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