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

See Examples For:

soakage

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

From Time Magazine Archive

When they were at last enabled to leave the Waterloo Wells, they found themselves plunged into the salt lake country, where the native inhabitants exist on shallow wells and soakage springs.

From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Favenc, Ernest

So we decided on the northern course, and chose Mount Shenton, near which a soakage was marked, as our objective point.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

This spring or soakage, whichever it may be, is in black sand, though the sand outside the little basin is yellowish white.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

At first we hoped the hole would prove to be a soakage, but in this we were disappointed, and had to resort to our old methods of box-sinking and clearing out the sand.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford