noun
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the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed
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the liquid that flows or overflows
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a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture
Etymology
Origin of flowage
Example Sentences
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The sun was down and the St. Croix was a dark shadow by the time I made it off the flowage and into the river.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
The board also voted to start charging planes an aviation fuel flowage fee that could result in $260,000 in revenue.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2018
Tribal lands are located on a portion of the 15,300-acre flowage.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2015
The properties contain 21 wetland areas totaling 25 acres ranging from tiny vernal pools to a 10-acre beaver flowage.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2014
The earliest known sediments must have been deep in the zones of shearing and rock flowage before the first pre-Cambrian denudation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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