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Synonyms for irrigation

Most common

flooding watering spraying

Definitions

  1. n. 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.

Forms

Plural
irrigations → waterings, floodings, sprayings, sprinklings…

Example sentences

  • flooding Many areas in Algeria experience regular flooding.
  • watering It offers a mouth-watering selection of delights.
  • spraying Avoid spraying any chemicals near the canary's cage.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
irrigationfalling
floodingsteady
wateringsteady
sprayingfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
flooding2, watering3, spraying2
10 letters
sprinkling2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flooding2 = 2 syllables).