seepage

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Sipage

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ooze oozing flow pus exudation escape entry drop entrance emission discharge diffusion penetration contamination leak
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Antonyms

gush flood pour drinking water mineral water bottled water
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Hypernyms

flow flowing

Hyponyms

exudation transudation

Phrases with the word

fecal seepage seepage pit seepage bed blood cell seepage deep seepage ear seepage

Examples

As a coral-limestone island, Barbados is highly permeable to seepage of surface water into the earth. Source: Internet

Being wound up like a burrito in a shroud sounds cumbersome for my carriers, with the added possibility of unpleasant seepage. Source: Internet

However these sanitary facilities are not built as per the design specifications or they are not suitable for the geophysical characteristics, which results in seepage into the fresh water lens and run off into coastal waters. Source: Internet

Currently, over 48 percent of water supplied by the public system is lost through seepage and wastewater networks are extremely poor, or even non-existent in some areas. Source: Internet

Some will enjoy resting beneath the cool, shady overhang where water seepage supplies fern and other flora with needed moisture. Source: Internet

An inspection letter from last year warned of seepage, debris and plants clogging the spillway and mature vegetation covering and possibly weakening the embankment at Twenty-One Mile Dam. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

seep mudalia seep out seep through seepage bed seepage pit seeped through