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Land and Agriculture

Definition(s)

The process of making land capable of more intensive use by changing its general character, as by drainage of excessively wet land; irrigation of arid or semiarid land; or recovery of submerged land from seas, lakes and rivers. (Source: GEMET/LANDY)

Hierarchy

Broader: land
Narrower: drainage
Related terms:
land clearing
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