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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWatering system
/ˈwɔː.tər.ɪŋ ˈsɪs.təm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An organized network of equipment, pipes, and emitters designed to deliver water automatically or semi-automatically to plants, crops, or lawns.
"We installed an efficient drip watering system to keep the vegetable garden hydrated during the dry summer months." - 2
A mechanical or automated setup used to supply drinking water to livestock or captive animals.
"The modern barn features an automated watering system that ensures the cattle always have access to fresh water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'watering', derived from the Old English 'wæterian' (to supply with water, from Proto-Germanic *watōnan), and 'system', originating from the Late Latin 'systema', from the Greek 'systēma' (an organized whole). Together, the compound phrase evolved in modern agricultural and horticultural contexts to describe engineered networks for automated irrigation.
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système d'arrosage
Transliteration: sis.tɛm da.ʁo.zaʒ
"Nous avons installé un nouveau système d'arrosage pour le jardin."
Bewässerungssystem
Transliteration: bəˈvɛsəʁʊŋsˌzɪstəm
"Das automatische Bewässerungssystem spart viel Zeit."
sistema di irrigazione
Transliteration: siˈstema di ir.ri.ɡaˈtjo.ne
"Il sistema di irrigazione si attiva ogni mattina all'alba."
sistema de riego
Transliteration: sisˈtema de ˈrieɣo
"El nuevo sistema de riego mantiene las plantas verdes y saludables."
sistema de rega
Transliteration: sisˈtẽmɐ dɨ ˈʁɛɡɐ
"Ligamos o sistema de rega todas as noites."
सिंचाई प्रणाली
Transliteration: sinchāī praṇālī
"बाग में पौधों के लिए एक स्वचालित सिंचाई प्रणाली लगाई गई है।"
灌溉系统
Transliteration: guànɡài xìtǒng
"农民们在田里安装了高效的灌溉系统。"
관수 시스템
Transliteration: gwansu siseuteum
"정원에 자동 관수 시스템을 설치했습니다."
灌漑システム
Transliteration: kankai shisutemu
"庭に新しい灌漑システムを導入しました。"
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