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CENTRE PIVOT IRRIGATION [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

Type of irrigation which consists of a central pivot linked to a water supply and a long arm extending from this central pivot which sprays water on crops, often with subsidiary arms extending from the major one.

Key term(s)
  • center pivot irrigation
  • centre pivot irrigation
  • centre-pivot irrigation
  • center-pivot sprinkle irrigation
  • centre-pivot sprinkle irrigation
  • centre pivot sprinkle irrigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

La ville de Rolling Hills [...] est sise au milieu d'une région d'agriculture intensive. Ces champs sont généralement de deux formes : soit rectangulaires, soit circulaires. Les champs circulaires nous indiquent que les propriétaires utilisent l'irrigation par «pivot central» où un mécanisme transporte un tuyau d'irrigation de façon radiale dans le champ tout comme les aiguilles d'une horloge.

CONT

Les formes circulaires que l'on voit au bas de l'image [Radarsat] proviennent d'un système d'irrigation à pivot central.

OBS

Un type d'irrigation par aspersion

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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