seepage

Noun
US[see-pij]/ˈsipɪdʒ/2 syllables
Synonyms: oozeoozing

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the process of seepingSynonyms: oozeoozingType of flow, flowingKinds exudation, transudation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Seep′age, or Sip′age noun

Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil. Scot. & U. S.


Seep′age noun

1. The act or process of seeping; percolation.

2. a fluid that seeps out of a container; as, seepage from a reservoir.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors

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