soakage

American  

[soh-kij] / ˈsoʊ kɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of soaking.

2. liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.

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soakage British  

/ ˈsəʊkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the process or a period in which a permeable substance is soaked in a liquid

2. liquid that has been soaked up or has seeped out

3. Also called: soak.  a small pool of water or swampy patch

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Etymology

Origin of soakage

First recorded in 1760–70; soak + -age

Example Sentences

Also, the industry's estimate of 96,000,000 gallons for leakage, evaporation and soakage was too high.

From Time Magazine Archive

The water had now reached within five feet of the top: the rise was slower, showing that the volume had lessened; the soakage, too, was helping, but the water still gained.

From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

All soil which has become foul by the soakage of decaying or vegetable matter should be similarly treated.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

That evening we reached a little trifling water-channel, with a few small scattered white gum-trees, coming from a low stony mulga-crowned ridge, and by digging in it we found a slight soakage of water.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

Then the billabong "petering out" altogether, and the soakage threatening to follow suit, its yield was kept strictly for personal needs, and Dan and the Maluka gave their attention to the elements.

From We of the Never-Never by Gunn, Jeannie