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Irrigation vs Catchwork - What's the difference?

irrigation | catchwork |

As nouns the difference between irrigation and catchwork

is that irrigation is irrigation (the act or process of irrigating) while catchwork is a simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.

irrigation

English

(wikipedia irrigation)

Noun

  • 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.
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    Derived terms

    * nasal irrigation

    catchwork

    English

    (Water-meadow)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.

    • Coordinate terms

    * bedwork