irrigation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  2. noun (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

WordNet


Ir`ri*ga"tion noun
Etymology
L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913