verb - to supply land or crops with water by using pipes, channels, or sprinklers, especially to help growth in dry areas
verb - (usually in passive) to cover something, especially to protect it (e.g. with a layer of material like metal, plastic, etc.)
noun - the police and other people whose job is to make sure that laws are followed and to protect the public
noun - the ability to imagine or plan what will or might happen in the future and to prepare for it wisely
verb, formal - to announce or proclaim something, especially in a formal or ceremonial way; to signal the arrival or beginning of something