sinkage (countable and uncountable, plural sinkages)
An amount of material involved in a sinking.
An area of sunken ground; a depression.
The change in draft that a vessel obtains when moving through the water.
• kisaeng, sea king
Source: Wiktionary
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
