SEEPAGE

seepage, ooze, oozing

(noun) the process of seeping

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seepage (countable and uncountable, plural seepages)

The process by which a liquid leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping.

Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.

Source: Wiktionary


Seep"age, or; Sip"age, n.

Definition: Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil. [Scot. & U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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