flowage

[ floh-ij ]

/ ˈfloʊ ɪdʒ /

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noun

an act of flowing; flow.

the state of being flooded.

flowing or overflowing water, or other liquid.

Mechanics. gradual internal motion or deformation.

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Origin of flowage

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; flow + -age

Words nearby flowage

flour mite, flour moth, floury, flout, flow, flowage, flowback, flow breccia, flow chart, flow cleavage, Flow Country

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How to use flowage in a sentence

On these marshes, wherever the flowage is killing the grass, the vine is rapidly spreading, without transplanting.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
A sixty foot channel has been left through the flowage for slucing logs.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
The chartered operators control the flowage completely, opening and shutting gates at their pleasure.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
The flowage vastly increased the extent of the deadwater, slowing the logs of the independents, whose towage methods were crude.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day

Vittum explained to her that the law was still considering the question of “natural flowage.”
Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for flowage

flowage

/ (ˈfləʊɪdʒ) /

noun

the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed

the liquid that flows or overflows

a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture

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