“acequia”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

acequia

释义

acequia U.S.|əˈseɪkɪə|
Also azequia, zequia.
[Sp., ad. Arab. sāqīah.]
A canal for irrigation; an open drain.
1844Gregg Commerce Prairies I. 152 All the acequias for the valley..are conveyed from the main stream.1857Mayne Reid War Trail v, As the mustang sprang over the zequia.1859Bartlett Dict. Amer. (ed. 2) s.v., The irrigating ditches used in Texas and New Mexico are called Acequias... The word is sometimes spelt azequia or zequia.1921Chambers's Jrnl. 14 May 382/2 He takes the ointments and flings them into the acequia—the open drain that still traverses some country houses, where the water dissolves and washes away the contents of the pots.1958Amer. Speech XXXIII. 106 When the Rocky Mountain Project is completed, it will show where..water ditches are called irrigation ditches, government canals, or acequias (‘sequies’).

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