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center pivot irrigation

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001172

A self-propelled irrigation system in which a single pipeline supported on towers rotates around a central point. These systems are typically about onequarter mile long and serve 128 to 132 acre circular fields.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001172
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFarms, Agricultural Production Systems
Synonymscentre pivot irrigation
ReferencesAgriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, 2005 Edition.; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosprinkler irrigation
TranslationsSpanish: irrigación de pivote central
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001172",
  "term": "center pivot irrigation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A self-propelled irrigation system in which a single pipeline supported on towers rotates around a central point. These systems are typically about onequarter mile long and serve 128 to 132 acre circular fields.",
  "synonyms": [
    "centre pivot irrigation"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "sprinkler irrigation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, 2005 Edition.",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "irrigación de pivote central"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/center-pivot-irrigation/"
}

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