irrigation ditch or channel

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• ditch — [dich] n. [ME dich < OE dic, a ditch, drain: see DIKE1] a long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation vt. 1. to border with a ditch 2. to make a ditch or ditches in 3. ☆ a) to cause (a car, wagon, et …   English World dictionary

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• big ditch — noun : a large artificial water channel (as the Erie Canal or the main channel of an irrigation system) usually cap. when designating a particular channel when the Big Ditch finally joined the Atlantic and Pacific oceans …   Useful english dictionary

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