International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage



(4722) Irrigation sprinkler machine
An apparatus in which a single large sprinkler or a rotating boom fitted with smaller sprinkler heads is mounted on a wheeled platform. The sprinkler is connected to the pressurized water source with a flexible hose. Some sprinkler machines move continuously while irrigating; others water while stationery, the water supply being shut off while they are moved to the next position.

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