sinkage
Americannoun
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the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
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a surface sunk for decorative effect.
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Printing.
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the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
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the amount of such lowering.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of sinkage
Example Sentences
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At one point, owing to the lateral spreading of an embankment, there had been a slight sinkage of the line, and we had to proceed with caution.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard
The difficulty was at length overcome, but all along the side of the sinkage the earth was thrown up, broken into yawning chasms, and the surface was thus elevated above its old watery level.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.
From Queen Sheba's Ring by Haggard, Henry Rider
It was with a distinct sinkage, well laid over with office imperturbability, that she showed Mrs. Blair the note, saw her stab into her greenish-black bird's nest of a hat and depart alone.
From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie
These caissons were provided for their sinkage with temporary dams of masonry closing the opening of the lock at the extremities of each caisson, enabling the gates to be subsequently erected under their shelter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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