soakage

[ soh-kij ]

/ ˈsoʊ kɪdʒ /

noun

the act of soaking.

liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.

Nearby words

so-called, so-so, so., soak, soak up, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers, soane, soap

Origin of soakage

First recorded in 1760–70; soak + -age

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Examples from the Web for soakage

Also, the soakage in water for any length of time tends to relax the whole of the muscular system.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
The spring had been stopped, and the viaduct become a sewer; fed doubtless through its rents with the soakage of the city.
The Captain of the Janizaries|James M. Ludlow
It failed at Erfurt, but, as it is believed the wells were contaminated by soakage, this is perhaps no certain case.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
So we decided on the northern course, and chose Mount Shenton, near which a soakage was marked, as our objective point.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie

The visible supply of water was small, and we had grave doubts as to any soakage existing!
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for soakage

soakage

/ (ˈsəʊkɪdʒ) /

noun

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

liquid that has been soaked up or has seeped out

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

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