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Irrigation vs Drainage - What's the difference?

irrigation | drainage |

As nouns the difference between irrigation and drainage

is that irrigation is 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 while drainage is a natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.

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

    drainage

    English

    (wikipedia drainage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
  • A system of drains.

    • Derived terms

    * positive drainage

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