seepage
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- noun
- /ˈsiːpɪdʒ/
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- The seepage of water from the damaged pipe caused flooding in the basement.
- capillary seepage
- oil seepage
- water seepage
Just beware, in years to come there may be some seepage.
- Just beware, in years to come there may be some seepage.
Examples
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Minimal seepage around the wound.
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It starts with a little crack, a little seepage.
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Again, I worked to try to keep any seepage on the crystal pieces to a minimum.
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It's real soft from underground seepage.
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The most obvious means of transmission is seepage into the water table, but the whole town would be exposed.
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OK, batteries out, some definite water seepage down to the housing for it.
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Oil was suspected on the basis of seepage of combustible gas from the surface.
Academic text (2009) -
You could see the various water tables, drainage trends, soil composition and seepage capacity.
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Visual inspection of the drainfield did not show any signs of seepage.
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There is a level of seepage into local wells and of course the desalination plant in Claridge.
Synonyms
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3.1
The accidental escape of liquid or gas from a container through a hole
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8.5
A flow of liquid or gas out through a small opening
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Slow movement of liquid through small holes in a surface
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6.8
Slow movement of water into and through soil or rock
A slow steady flow of liquid from a small opening
Liquid slowly passing through soil or a filter
The leaking of water from a pipe or drain into the soil
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.8
The change when a liquid or soft thing becomes hard, usually by cooling
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word seepage comes from the simple verb seep, which means 'to flow slowly or leak out', plus the ending -age that turns it into a noun for the 'action or result'. So, seepage is the slow leaking or movement of water or gas through small holes or through materials like soil or a cracked pipe.