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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But the victory was a mixed one, with Firestone ruling that the corps must compensate landowners for a flowage easement and reduced land values.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2020
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 airport will also charge an aviation fuel flowage fee starting July 1.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2018
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 structural geologist, through his study of folds, faults, and rock flowage, comes to regard rocks essentially as failing structures.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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