An acequia () or séquia () is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Particularly in Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico, and the modern-day American Southwest, acequias are usually historically engineered canals that carry snow runoff or river water to distant fields.

1. The farmers relied on the acequia to irrigate their crops during the dry season.
   農(nóng)民們依靠這條灌溉渠在旱季澆灌莊稼。
2. The village maintained the ancient acequia system to ensure a steady water supply.
   村莊維護著古老的灌溉渠系統(tǒng)以確保穩(wěn)定的供水。