flowage

[ floh-ij ]

noun

1. an act of flowing; flow; flow.
2. the state of being flooded.
3. flowing flow or overflowing water, or other liquid.
4. Mechanics. gradual internal motion or deformation.

flowage

/ ˈfləʊɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed
2. the liquid that flows or overflows
3. a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowage¹

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

Example Sentences

On these marshes, wherever the flowage is killing the grass, the vine is rapidly spreading, without transplanting.

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A sixty foot channel has been left through the flowage for slucing logs.

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The chartered operators control the flowage completely, opening and shutting gates at their pleasure.

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The flowage vastly increased the extent of the deadwater, slowing the logs of the independents, whose towage methods were crude.

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Vittum explained to her that the law was still considering the question of “natural flowage.”

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