irrigation
/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun C1- 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.
Plural irrigations
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Initiated in the middle of the twentieth century and completed in 1974, this vast hydroelectric and irrigation complex fundamentally transformed the nation.
Engineers designed a system to divert this water inland, providing essential irrigation for agriculture while simultaneously generating renewable hydroelectric power.
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