soakage

[ soh-kij ]

/ ˈsoʊ kɪdʒ /

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noun

the act of soaking.

liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.

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Origin of soakage

First recorded in 1760–70; soak + -age

Words nearby soakage

snugly, Snyder, snye, so, soak, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers, soak up, so-and-so

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How to use soakage in a sentence

Also, the soakage in water for any length of time tends to relax the whole of the muscular system.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
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
This spring or soakage, whichever it may be, is in black sand, though the sand outside the little basin is yellowish white.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
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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