FLOWAGE

flood, flowage

(noun) the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

flowage

(noun) a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; “many campsites were located near the flowage”

flowage

(noun) gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); “rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flowage (countable and uncountable, plural flowages)

A flowing or overflowing of liquid.

Source: Wiktionary


Flow"age (; 48), n.

Definition: An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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