adjective
- supplied with water through artificial channels or pipes
verb
- past tense of irrigate; supplied water to land or crops through artificial means
- past tense of irrigate; washed out a wound or body cavity with liquid
Usage: medical
Examples
- The irrigated fields produced twice as much corn as the dry ones.
- Farmers have irrigated this valley for over a century.
- The desert bloomed after the land was irrigated.
- She planted vegetables in the irrigated section of her garden.
- The nurse irrigated the wound with saline solution.
- Ancient civilizations irrigated their crops using canal systems.
- The doctor irrigated the patient’s ear to remove wax buildup.