irrigation canal

collocation in English

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irrigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants ...
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canal
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈnæl/us
/kəˈnæl/
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area ...
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(Definition ofirrigationandcanalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anirrigationcanalcould be used by several villages.
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Consider a zone with anirrigationcanaldefining one boundary.
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He built an acequia (irrigationcanal) in 1719.
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Her body was found in anirrigationcanal.
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Further work on thisirrigationcanalwas soon stopped.
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In these places you cannot dig anirrigationcanalten feet wide; someone will starve if they lose that much land.
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It is the largestirrigationcanalin the world, carrying a maximum of 26,155 cuft/s.
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A majorirrigationcanalbranches off the river near the dam and runs north.
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Other homesteaders arrived the next year and started digging anirrigationcanal.
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Anirrigationcanalexists but has not held water since 1996.
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The mainirrigationcanalhas been substantially constructed for a length of 357 km.
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The mollusks escape into theirrigationcanalsystem attacking livestock, a lock keeper, a trysting couple, and others.
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The last 2 mi of the river doubles as anirrigationcanalfor farms located along its banks.
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Anirrigationcanalexists on both sides of village, but normally it is dry, so crops depend mainly on rain.
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Irrigated rice cultivation was started in 2006 during the dry season through the building of anirrigationcanal.
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A more substantial dam was put in place in 1908, when the northernirrigationcanalwas built.
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Drainage from the field in generally into theirrigationcanalsystem, but because of the flat surface gradient most rainfall soaks directly into the ground.
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The canal is primarily anirrigationcanal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primarily for its construction materials.
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There used to be many isolated farms and mills along theirrigationcanal, which is typical for the pre-industrial economy.
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This is important to the site because the majorirrigationcanalintakes are located in the highlands near the entry point.
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Other inscriptions are on the upper most portions and on halfway below represents theirrigationcanal, which are represented by a bold wave lines in sky blue.
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