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
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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
Stopping at a picnic site near a beaver flowage, I spotted a tiny snapping turtle, so freshly emerged from its nest that its face was still dusty and its shell covered with sand and dirt.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
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
All other remedies for such flowage are taken away, and thus the land of the owner may be converted into a mill-pond against his consent.
From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French
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